French Protesters Won Concessions From Macron. Why They're More Successful Than American Demonstrators

After four weekends of watching chaos unfold on the streets of Paris, Emmanuel Macron decided he had to do something. In a televised address on Monday the French President announced a series of measures designed to placate the gilets jaunes or "Yellow Vests," whose protests against a planned fuel tax rise have escalated into a much broader rejection of his leadership.

After four weekends of watching chaos unfold on the streets of Paris, Emmanuel Macron decided he had to do something. In a televised address on Monday the French President announced a series of measures designed to placate the gilets jaunes or "Yellow Vests," whose protests against a planned fuel tax rise have escalated into a much broader rejection of his leadership.