: opposition to capitalism and capitalist policies or ideals
While the intent of the whole rally is supposed to be the reform of Wall Street and the financial system, there is an undercurrent of anti-capitalism.—
John Crudele
John Crudele
anti-capitalism
adjective
an anti-capitalism movement
anti-capitalism rallies/protests
anti-capitalist
adjective
In that morality play it matters less that socialists are unproductive than that they are anti-capitalist.
—Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
anti-capitalist
noun
The protest mostly featured the usual suspects—anti-capitalists, environmentalists …
—Margaret Wente
Margaret Wente
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Last week, the Administration also came under fire for a directive that expanded the definition of domestic terrorism indicators to include a wide range of political beliefs, including ideological markers such as anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism and anti-Christianity.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Here, Lee gets at the crux of his self-satire, as well as the grousing anti-capitalism of Kurosawa’s original movie, in which the protagonist has also let business cloud his moral judgment.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Just as those anti-Trump, anti-capitalism, down-with-oligarchs and BTW free Luigi rallies draw some sizable crowds.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
Her name quickly became a shorthand for a cultural sensibility—the way young people in the late 2010s sublimated their deep uncertainty into a performance of anti-capitalism and avoidant attachment.
—Kate Dwyer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The ethos was anti-industry, anti-capitalism, no gods, no masters.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The video ends with a parody commercial for an anti-capitalism brand called Soul Net.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2024
Sometimes that's really out of favor, that's seen as anti-capitalism or something like that.
—Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Here, Lee gets at the crux of his self-satire, as well as the grousing anti-capitalism of Kurosawa’s original movie, in which the protagonist has also let business cloud his moral judgment.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Just as those anti-Trump, anti-capitalism, down-with-oligarchs and BTW free Luigi rallies draw some sizable crowds.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
Her name quickly became a shorthand for a cultural sensibility—the way young people in the late 2010s sublimated their deep uncertainty into a performance of anti-capitalism and avoidant attachment.
—Kate Dwyer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The ethos was anti-industry, anti-capitalism, no gods, no masters.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The video ends with a parody commercial for an anti-capitalism brand called Soul Net.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2024
Sometimes that's really out of favor, that's seen as anti-capitalism or something like that.
—Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Anti-capitalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-capitalism. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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