AntiCapitalist Radio Simon Hannah

In an age of escalating crises, it's clear that our current system is unsustainable. Our planet and societies are being pushed to their limits by profit-driven capitalism. But there is hope. Ecosocialism offers a bold alternative – a vision of an economy that prioritises human needs, democratic power, and a harmonious relationship with the environment. Dive into our manifesto and discover how we can build a better, sustainable future together.

You can read our manifesto on our website at anticapitalistresistance.org or buy a copy from Resistance Books at https://resistancebooks.org/

Statement by ACR on the forthcoming UK General Election 

"Any crushing defeat for the Tories is something we celebrate, along with millions of other working people exhausted by 14 years of austerity, vicious racism, and callous disregard for the cost of living. This is why we do not hesitate to say: Kick the Tories out, keep up the struggles, and organise the resistance!"

After a hiatus we return with an episode focusing on trans liberation. The recent Cass Review has been a broadside against the trans* community in the UK, and signals a direct attack on the very idea of gender transition.  These articles look at the growing resistance and the importance of trans* liberation in the modern world.

An audio version of the article Grifter Capital by Simon Hannah and Rowan Fortune, available on the ACR website here [https://anticapitalistresistance.org/grifter-capital/]. 

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Capitalism's defenders pride their system on turning private vice into public virtue, but this depends on individual greed seamlessly becoming a motor force for investment in production and innovation. In this long read, Simon Hannah [https://anticapitalistresistance.org/authors/simon-hannah] and Rowan Fortune [https://anticapitalistresistance.org/authors/rowan-fortune] ask, what happens when greed is pervasively channelled into grifts, frauds and lies?

This is a special episode on the fight for Palestinian liberation, looking at the history of the region and the political shifts in both the Palestinian resistance and the Israel state in the last few decades. For a complete list of our articles and statements click here [https://anticapitalistresistance.org/tag/palestine/]

Michael Sturza introduces his excellent book The London Revolution, 1640-43: Class Struggles in Seventeenth Century England about the social revolution that ended up with the overthrow of the English monarchy and the beheading of the king. Sturza looks at the impact of the social revolution on the people in London.