AntiCapitalist Radio

Unabridged Audiobook (Not AI) The race for profit is widening social inequalities and destroying the planet. As the productivist catastrophe is worsening day by day, democratic and revolutionary socialism must be rethought to meet needs within ecological limits. This Manifesto adopted by Fourth International in February 2025 by the Fourth International raises the banner of a civilisational alterna...

Globally our bodily autonomy is under attack. The right to control your body and what happens to it is being eroded by the new far right movements, in alliance with religious reactionaries. At a recent ACR meeting Paris Wilder and Echo Fortune talked about bodily autonomy from reproductive rights through to gender transition and why we need to get organised around this issues in a serious way.&nbs...

A new Irish republic is possible – and some of its most passionate supporters are from Protestant backgrounds, breaking with sectarianism and tribalism.  A discussion with Claire Mitchell, author of the Ghost Limb (2022)  and Stephen Baker  a socialist and trade unionist from County Down exploring the shifting views on national identity, and asking what does it mean to be English if...

After starting with philosophy and sociology, Ian Parker finishes his introductory course by explaining how Marx criticised captialism as a system of exploitation and oppression against the majority in the interests of the captialist minoprity and how we can overthrow ther system in the interests of humanity and sustainable life on Earth

 Ian Parker takes  looks at the social theory of Marxism, in particular classes, the struggle between them and their relationship to politics. The second in a three part series of introductions to Marxism from AntiCapialist Resistance.

The first in a three part series of introductions to Marxism, this episode looks at the philosophical roots of revolutionary socialism. Ian Parker breaks down some of the core concepts and presents them in an easy to understand way that can help enrich our understanding of radical ideas and how change can happen. 

Explaining the need for organising on an ecosocialist basis, Simon Hannah urges socialists to take the crises that confront us seriously.   Text originally published here , 22/01/25 Read by Jack Graham Music: Debunking by Yuzzy

A discussion with Odin O'Sullivan about the growth of the manosphere and the often reactionary, misogynist ideas that drive it. O'Sullivan looks at the influence of people like Andrew Tate, Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson.  in conversation with Simon Hannah

A discussion hosted by AntiCaptialist Resistance on the new book Palestine and Marxism by Joseph Daher. About the speakers Joseph Daher is an internationalist, anticapitalist and an academic. He teaches at Lausanne University, and is a professor at the European University Institute, Florence. He is the author of  Syria after the Uprisings  (Pluto, 2019) and  Hezbollah: The...

Originally published 6.11.24 Written version here: ACR Statement: Trump’s Second Term – Now is the time for a global fightback – Anticapitalist Resistance

Simon Hannah interviews Eric Meier (@graete97) on democratic socialist planning and radical utopian aesthetics, as well as some of the basics of the 'planning debates' on the left. Eric is a co-founder of and organises in in the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning ( https://www.indep.network/ ) Music ' Debunking ' by Yuzzy.

Anti*Capitalist Resistance statement on far right violence sweeping Britain and Northern Ireland in August 2024. https://anticapitalistresistance.org/solidarity-and-unity-now/

An unabridged recording of Why We Need Anti-Capitalist Resistance by Simon Hannah. The world is facing an unprecedented crisis with the pandemic, climate disaster, and economic crash. Extreme inequality is out of control. Resistance is happening on every continent against the capitalist system. The vision of Karl Marx for a new society is still relevant today. Simon Hannah gives an outline of Marx...

A conversation about the British and French elections,.  Subjects touched on include: the collapse of the Tories after 14 years in power, the NHS good and bad, Labour and Tory Transphobia, Mogg blubbing, the rise of Starmer's Labour and its 'majority without a mandate', Starmerism as anti-left, the defeat of Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in France by the left-bloc in the second rou...

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 c...

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 .  --- 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, S imon Hannah and R owan Fortune ask, what happens...

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

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. 

Tansy Hoskins talks about her book Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion and how the modern fashion industry affects workers, consumers and the environment. She also points to a vision of how things might be different and why clothing, fashion and the way we feel about how we look matters. Actress Emma Watson said about the book "Makes a strong case for nothing less than a revolution"....

Hayao Miyazaki’s anime Porco Rosso (1992) is an anti-fascist fantasy film about a anthropomorphic pig bounty hunter living in the Adriatic Sea, catching air pirates. The title translates as Red Pig and delves into the titular’s past, as he flees the Italian fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. In this podcast Rowan Fortune (they/them) and Logan O’Hara (they/them) discuss the film in relation to Miy...

A statement from the ACR about the year long war in Ukraine and the propects for 2023 as the Ukrainians resist Russian imperialist invasion.

A look at left wing football firms, the political battle on the terraces, the fight against the fascists and the importance of taking sport seriously - interview with Stewart McGill about his new book The Roaring Red Front. For more information please visit https://www.theroaringredfront.com/

Review of Kohei Saito's Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards a theory of degrowth communism, Cambridge University Press, February 2023. Read by Simon Hannah. This book is an english language version of a book that was a best seller in Japan in 2022.  #Degrowth #Communism #ecosocialism