Gilets jeunes? France’s school protests

Mohamed Guhaad's podcast · Oct 7, 2026 · 21m

What started as a small protest about conditions of a school and of schooling has mushroomed, and tapped into national anxieties that may prove hard to tame. In the context of the “Cornell 7” case we examine Title IX, the statute that should protect students—but that is failing. And how peddling superstitions to financiers is big business in India. Guests and host:Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chiefStevie Hertz, US policy correspondentAbhishek Kumar, India writerJason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: France protests, French politicsCornell 7, Title IX, sexual assaultIndia…