John Holloway (economist)

John Holloway is a Marxist economist and philosopher, whose work is closely associated with the Zapatista movement in Mexico - his home since 1991.

His 2002 book, Change the World Without Taking Power, has been the subject of much controversy in Marxist circles, and contends that the possibility of revolution resides not in the seizure of state apparatuses, but in day to day acts of abject refusal of capitalist society - so called anti-power, or 'the scream' as he puts it repeatedly. Thus, he is considered by supporters and critics to be broadly Autonomist in outlook, and his work is often compared and contrasted with that of figures such as Antonio Negri.

He is first cousin to Canadian political activist Kate Holloway and Canadian entertainer Maureen Holloway.