Civic Unrest In France

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This Bastille Day, the spirit of unrest that underlies the holiday is particularly resonant, as many French people have taken to the streets over the past few weeks after the police killing of a 17-year old citizen of North African descent. Catherine Porter, international correspondent for the New York Times based in Paris, explains the inciting incident as well as the protests, and the domestic politics at play in France today.