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GUEST: Patrick Silberstein, activist, and founder of the radical publishing house Syllepse

More than 2.5 million people continued their demonstrations across France this Tuesday to demand the withdrawal of a youth job contract imposed by the government. The proposed law gives employers the right to summarily lay off people under the age of 26 any time during a two-year period upon hire. President Jacques Chirac and the ruling conservatives offered concessions in the past week but the size of the protests have stayed constant, and in some cases, increased. The French President signed the bill anyway on Sunday, saying it will help France keep pace with the global economy. A nationwide strike shut down the Eiffel Tower while air and rail traffic were stifled for the second time in a week.