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150th Anniversary of the Paris Commune: A discussion with Mitchell Abidor & Vicky Osterweil

March 18, 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune. Join Vicky Osterweil, author of In Defense of Looting, in conversation with Mitch Abidor, editor and translator of two books on the fighters in the 1871 uprising, Communards and Voices of the Paris Commune, as they recount what happened over the 71 days that followed, in all its complexity, both its heroism and its failings, as well as its role as inspiration with lessons for the movements that followed in its footsteps. Hosted by The Wooden Shoe Books (woodenshoebooks.org) and cosponsored by PM Press (pmpress.org).

Voices of the Paris Commune (No. 2)