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Two items on the recent massive general strike in Guadeloupe. First, from Friday's Democracy Now!:
Labor Victory in Guadeloupe After Six-Week Strike Reverberates Across French Caribbean and France
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Second, an article on the general strike by Immanuel Wallerstein:
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