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April 16 – The Commune Postpones All Debt

The Commune announces the postponement of all debt obligations for three years and abolition of interest on them.

April 6 – News of Blanqui’s Arrest Reaches Paris

The capture of Louis Auguste Blanqui, “the official father of the Commune,” is a blow to the Communards, who will seek to negotiate a hostage-exchange to secure his release.

April 6 – The Burning of the Guillotine

Members of the 137th battalion of the National Guard took the guillotine, broke it into pieces and burned in a public square amidst a large crowd of spectators.

April 2 – War at the Gates

Only days after the declaration of the Commune, the French Army begins its sieges of Paris. The attacks find the Communards unprepared and undecided how to respond.

Economic Update: Horizontal Social Change

A weekly show focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life and alternative ways to organize our economy and politics, with Prof. Richard D. Wolff.

David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: China’s Economic Rise, pt.2

A bimonthly podcast hosted by Professor David Harvey that looks at capitalism through a Marxist lens.

The Laura Flanders Show: A Conversation with Vijay Prashad

Weekly in-depth interviews with forward-thinking people in the worlds of arts, entrepreneurship and politics with Laura Flanders.

The rise and fall of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

The CHAZ was imperfect, but we can learn from its mistakes to inform our response to the catastrophes created by capitalism and the state looming on the horizon.

The Rise and Fall of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

The CHAZ was imperfect, but we can learn from its mistakes to inform our response to the catastrophes created by capitalism and the state that loom on the horizon.

Moving beyond the politics of pain and fear

Pain and fear have multiple political possibilities. They can drag people down, or they can catalyze much-needed change, ultimately improving the world.