Anti-Capitalism – From the Luddites to Occupy Wall Street

In the eighth salon of the Ideas Shape the World – An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss anti-capitalism, its origins, and how it appears in today’s world.

Anti-capitalism is a political ideology and movement encompassing a variety of attitudes and ideas opposing and criticizing capitalism. From the earliest days, anti-capitalist movements have often encountered a fundamental problem: power is so diffuse that it is difficult to identify a target for opposition. But what do contemporary anti-capitalist movements do?

Special guest: Robert E. Latham

Recommended readings:

• Why Intellectuals Don’t Like Capitalism;
• Eat The Rich? It’ll Cost You – How Anti-Capitalism Has Been Sold Back To Us;
• The young, rich, anti-capitalist capitalists

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Image source: David Shankbone / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

This salon is part of the Ideas Shape the World – An Introduction to Social Movements series.

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