Anti-capitalism : the new generation of emancipatory movements

In Anti-Capitalism, activist and scholar Ezequiel Adamovsky tells the story of the long-standing effort to build a better world, one without an abusive system at its heart. Backed up by arresting, lucid images from the radical artist group United Illustrators, Adamovsky details the struggle against rising corporate power, as that struggle unfolds in the halls of academia, in the pages of radical newspapers, and in the jungles and the streets. From Marx through the Battle of Seattle and beyond, Adamovsky traces the beliefs and politics of the major figures in the anticapitalist tradition and explores modern experiments in building different ways of living, in the process providing an indispensible primer for anyone interested in finding alternatives to the so-called "best system we have"--and anyone interested in joining the fight.

Any young person who enters the world of progressive politics has had this experience. You meet an arch-conservative and you decide to convince him to join your side. You argue passionately against the powers that be, bringing up labor abuses, unnecessary wars, political corruption, and simple common-sense injustice at every level of society. Your conservative interlocutor agrees with you: these are all problems. But, he asserts: exactly what do you intend to replace capitalism with? Capitalism is, after all, the best system we have.

In Anti-Capitalism, activist and scholar Ezequiel Adamovsky gives the lie to the assertion, telling the story of the longstanding effort to build a better world, one without an abusive system at its heart. Backed by arresting, lucid images from the radical artist group United Illustrators, Adamovsky details the struggle against rising corporate power as that struggle unfolds in the halls of academia, in the pages of radical newspapers, in the jungles, and in the streets. From Karl Marx through the Battle of Seattle and beyond, Adamovsky traces the beliefs and politics of the major figures in the anti-capitalist tradition, explores modern experiments in building different ways of living, and in the process, provides an indispensable primer for anyone interested in finding alternatives to the so-called "best system we have"—and for anyone interested in joining the fight.

Ezequiel Adamovksy is a writer and activist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has published articles for Z Magazine, OpenDemocracy.org, and many other activist and progressive outlets. He currently teaches Russian history at the University of Buenos Aires.

"What do you say when people insist that there is no better system than capitalism? They might even agree that capitalism encourages corruption and injustice, promotes war and labor abuses—but, they say, it is the best system we have. In Anti-Capitalism, international activist and scholar Ezequiel Adamovsky debunks this assumption, telling the story of alternatives that would build a better world without an abusive system at its heart. Backed by arresting, lucid images from radical artists Ilustradores Unidos, Adamovsky follows the struggle against corporate power as it unfolds in the halls of academia, in the pages of radical newspapers, in small villages and city streets. From Marx and Bakunin to the Battle of Seattle, the Global Days of Action, and beyond, Adamovsky presents a uniquely readable primer on progressive theory and on moder experiments in new and better ways of living, an indispensable read for anyone interested in finding real, workable alternatives to exploitation." -- Publisher's description In Anti-Capitalism, activist and scholar Ezequiel Adamovsky tells the story of the long-standing effort to build a better world, one without an abusive system at its heart. Backed up by arresting, lucid images from the radical artist group United Illustrators, Adamovsky details the struggle against rising corporate power, as that struggle unfolds in the halls of academia, in the pages of radical newspapers, and in the jungles and the streets. From Marx through the Battle of Seattle and beyond, Adamovsky traces the beliefs and politics of the major figures in the anticapitalist tradition and explores modern experiments in building different ways of living, in the process providing an indispensable primer for anyone interested in finding alternatives to the so-called "best system we have"--And anyone interested in joining the fight. -- Amazon