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The good people at Christie Books have recently made available an extraordinary collection of films on anarchism and the Spanish Civil War. You can watch them online here with any browser.

Most are in Spanish, but some are in English and others have subtitles. All are rare and together they offer a dynamic cinematic introduction to the richest moment in the history of anarchism and perhaps even the classical revolutionary tradition. Enjoy!

The following films are now available:

Choisy le Roi, 1912
Red Years, Black Years
Delgado y Granado
El Grupo Primero de Mayo
Salvador Puig Antich
Vivir la Utopia
Buenaventura Durruti
20 November, 1936
The Will of a People
Porque Perdimos la Guerra
Queridissimos Verdugos
Nuestro Culpable
Nestor Makhno
Carne de Fieras
Exiles 1
Exiles 2

Here is just one example, Barcelona, July 19, 1936.

A Jack Daniel’s billboard at the corner of 37th Avenue and 48th Street in Queens (New York), not far from my apartment. In English, it reads:

We’re all Americans.

In a clumsy attempt to appeal to pro-immigration sentiment among local Latinos, this advertisement ends up conveying a sinister message: “the brotherhood of capital is open to all,” it seems to say, “so long as you imbibe our mind-numbing poison.” Yuck!