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The association published its latest barometer on Wednesday, which bears witness to the ravages of the health crisis in French households. Among the people who applied for food aid during confinement, nearly one in two applicants made the request for the first time. "An absolutely huge number." The Secours populaire is sounding the alarm. During the two months of confinement, nearly 1.3 million people sought help from the association in its hotlines, compared to 3.3 million during the previous year. An alarming observation which is likely to worsen in the face of a still very active circulation of the virus, bringing in its wake economic difficulties and unemployment.    45% NEW APPLICANTS   Association members warn of an unprecedented increase in poverty. One of the most worrying figures from the latest Secours Populaire barometer is the number of new applicants for food aid. Nearly 45% of strangers requested the association. “We have never experienced such a situat...

The disappearance of feminist and progressive icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg , at the age of 87, on September 18, leaves a vacant seat as a judge on the Supreme Court of the United States and launches the battle for her succession. To the point of upsetting the American presidential election? Analysis by Marie-Cécile Naves*, research director at Iris. MARIE-CECILE NAVES. The Supreme Court has significant powers on societal issues, be it the rights of women, LGBTQ people, health reform, the carrying of arms… Until now, the institution had five conservative judges and four progressive. The President of the Court being a conservative who does not vote according to his ideology, there was a certain balance. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg challenges this balance. A judge is appointed for life by the president and this decision must be validated by the Senate. Hence the current urgency. His succession becomes a campaign argument. To be re-elected, Donald Trump must give pledges to the evangelica...

 World football champion Megan Rapinoe called Donald Trump a "white nationalist" on American television.That is what is said. The star of the American women's soccer team, Megan Rapinoe, attacked Donald Trump , this Tuesday, May 19, on Vice TV. “There we clearly have, I think, a white nationalist in the White House and the hate-spitting, the exclusion of the rest of the country has only led to more divisions between people, more despair, anxiety and fear, "said the sportswoman, double world champion. "There hasn't been any sort of progress," she said, stressing that the inclusion of racial minorities and women was key.  Then asked about the possibility of starting a career in politics, the 34-year-old star answered frankly. “I'm not closing the door completely, but it seems a little crazy,” she said before adding, with a laugh, that the dream job would be “president, of course”. “If I go, I want the biggest job,” she revealed before hitting the Trum...