“Joel Schalit is one of that interesting new breed of young American leftist thinkers, with a large online presence, and a punk rock band and fanzine to run alongside his political collective and magazine Bad Subject . . . In just over 300 pages, Schalit and his contributors put forward an astounding array of anti-market arguments; survey countless pockets of anti-capitalist resistance (opposition to free-market logic comes from a surprisingly wide spectrum, from the WTO protesters in Seattle and the Zapatista rebellion, to fundamentalist religion and even some centrists and conservatives); and assess the role of culture as a public sphere in which opposition can be rehearsed. But what’s most striking about this book is not so much its multiplicity of viewpoints or intellectual rigour, but the faint hint of optimism it contains . . . These essays are addressed to the intelligent but not necessarily academic reader, and there’s a touching conviction that the ideas here should and will be discussed by ordinary people like me, and perhaps like you too.”

—The Independent on Sunday (UK)

“[A] must-read for any up-and-coming revolutionary who hates market economy, but isn’t sure why.”

—Portland Mercury

“[A] highly accessible collection of the basics, immediately answering questions such as what anti-capilatism is and is not, why we need to call for structural reform, and why this is a critical change for day-to-day culture and economy. Provocative modern writers speak simply enough to educate the thinking masses.”

—San Francisco Bay Guardian

“The Anti-Capitalism Reader is an essential tool for envisioning a more just and rational world.”

—XLR8R Magazine

“This collection of nicely accessible essays looks at the practice and theory of anti-capitalist politics in the modern world.”

—The Big Issue (UK)

“Provocative and guaranteed to create debate and discourse wherever two readers gather.”

—The Oklahoma Observer