HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 | History Defined

Women's reproductive rights: The extraordinary activism of Deja Foxx

Deja Foxx, 23, has just been awarded the Global Citizen Prize for her activism on women's reproductive rights. Deja first came to prominence at just 15 years old, when she challenged a Republican senator in Arizona over the right for women to have free access to birth control pills. Since…

France 24 · May 11, 2023

'We're at a turning point': Economist Daniel Chandler on tackling inequality

The severe poverty and climate crisis the world is suffering should be a moment for us to completely reassess the way our political and social structure is formed. That's the view of Daniel Chandler, an economist and philosopher based at the London School of Economics. His new book "Free and…

France 24 · May 9, 2023

'There are always mishaps': Historian Joanne Paul on British coronations

The coronation of Britain's King Charles III will be the first in the lifetime of anyone below the age of 70. For more on the ritual and its evolution, historian and author Joanne Paul joined us for Perspective. She explained that the ceremony goes all the way back to the…

France 24 · May 5, 2023

Russian political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann on being labelled a 'foreign agent'

Leading Russian political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann was in Russia when the invasion of Ukraine began last year. In April, she accepted a fellowship in Berlin, and just days after she left for Germany she was labelled a "foreign agent" by Moscow, making it impossible for her to return to her…

France 24 · Apr 20, 2023

After Trump's indictment: 'Americans in the middle are tired of crazy'

Reed Brody, a top US and international lawyer, tells FRANCE 24 he does not see Americans voting collectively for another four years of Donald Trump. After Trump last week became the first former US president to be indicted on criminal changes, Brody says the indictment – and other more serious…

France 24 · Apr 12, 2023

Comedian Sebastian Marx: An American in Paris

Our guest not only moved from New York to Paris without speaking any French, but has now become a stand-up comedian here in France, managing to perform in both English and French. Sebastian Marx has created a one-man show based on taking the mickey out of the French – both…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2023

'Beyond the Wall': The GDR seen from an East German perspective

On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, symbolising the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Plenty of books, essays and documentaries have been devoted to the historic turning point, but hearing from East Germans about how they experienced the four decades of the German Democratic Republic (GDR)…

France 24 · Apr 5, 2023

Journalist Claude Guibal: Turkey's Erdogan 'is pragmatic and a chameleon'

It's now been 20 years since Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power in Turkey. Either way you look at it, he has undeniably transformed the country. For his supporters, he has turned Turkey into a regional powerhouse and rolled back secularism often associated with the West. But for critics, he…

France 24 · Apr 4, 2023

Nigeria's 'coconut head generation': Documentary debunks clichés surrounding youth

In Nigeria, a phrase is said to be used by some older people to describe the younger cohort. They call them the "coconut head generation": an insult meaning lazy and apathetic. Our guest, filmmaker Alain Kassanda, has taken that name for his documentary, which goes a long way to show…

France 24 · Mar 30, 2023

'The Art Spy': The true story of French art historian Rose Valland's role in WWII

Rose Valland was one of the most highly decorated spies during World War II, credited with playing a leading role in saving thousands of looted artworks during the Nazi occupation. She was a Parisian art historian who spied on powerful Nazi leaders such as Hermann Göring over a period of…

France 24 · Mar 24, 2023