Preoccupying: John Holloway

John Holloway is a philosopher, lawyer, Marxist-oriented sociologist and author of numerous books including ‘Change the World Without Taking Power’, ‘Negativity and Revolution: Adorno and Political Activism’ and ‘Crack Capitalism’.

John has lived in Mexico since 1991, and his work is associated with the Zapatista movement. He currently teaches at the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at the Autonomous University of Puebla.

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OT: Is it possible for a movement in the global North today to escape state mechanisms of co-option and move towards a credible, alternative anti-politics of resistance?

JH: TINA. There is no alternative. We just have to break through capitalism before capitalism annihilates humanity.