Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) — Captured Power
What if a movement can become more representative while the deeper distribution of power barely changes?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò as our lens, this investigation examines how political movements and institutions can be redirected by people who already possess disproportionate access to resources, attention, and decision-making power.
Táíwò describes elite capture not simply as corruption or conspiracy, but as a recurring pattern…
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