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Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) By Olufemi O. Taiwo

This book discusses how elites have co-opted important criticisms of racial capitalism to serve themselves. He defines the problem concisely and puts forth ideas on how to create politics that center global solidarity. This is a philosopher who sees that the important issues of our day cannot be solved within political boundaries. Solutions require collective

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A Bigger Piture by Vanessa Nakate

Vanessa Nakate is a young climate activist from Uganda. When she became aware of the climate crisis and its disastrous impact upon her country, she decided she had to do something. She became internationally known at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. She was one of five international delegates alongside Greta Thunberg. The

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