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Winners Take All

The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Book • 2018
In 'Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World,' Anand Giridharadas argues that members of the global elite use their wealth and influence to address social issues in ways that do not fundamentally challenge the systems that perpetuate those issues.

The book explores the dynamics between philanthropy, capitalism, and social change, highlighting how market-driven solutions often address symptoms rather than root causes.

Giridharadas critiques the limitations of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility, suggesting that true social change requires robust, egalitarian institutions and democratic engagement rather than reliance on the benevolence of the wealthy.

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Mentioned in 13 episodes

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Angela Duckworth
while discussing a critique of billionaire philanthropy.
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21. How Can You Identify Hidden Talent? With Eric Schmidt.
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Musa al-Gharbi
in the context of how elites leverage resources to present themselves as solutions to problems they helped create.
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What Sparked the Great Awokening
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Bernard Looney
as a book he read recently that reminded him of his upbringing and societal views on business.
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Bernard Looney CEO of BP
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Sean Illing
as a previous book by the author.
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Why we can't give up on persuasion
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Musa al-Gharbi
in the context of how the wealthy use philanthropy to address problems they created.
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Why sociologist Musa al-Gharbi says social justice elites value performance over progress
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Katie Gatti-Tossann
for its scathing look at elites' approaches to solving societal problems.
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The Books That Shifted Our Perspective Most in 2024
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Ben Meiselas
as a brilliant journalist and best-selling author whose work has informed the Midas Touch Network.
Ben Meiselas and Anand Giridharadas on Fearless Reporting
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Musa al-Gharbi
in the context of how elites create and benefit from social problems.
Episode 230: Why Liberal Elites Have Unraveled So Spectacularly (With Musa Al-Gharbi)
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Julie Guthman
for further reading on solution culture.
Episode 2: The problem with solutions: Techno-solutionism in agriculture
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Helen Czerski
as one of the author's previous works.
Persuasion in an Age of Polarisation, with Anand Giridharadas
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Musa al-Gharbi
as a relevant book discussing how elites use philanthropy to maintain their power.
Why Wokeness Failed (Robert Wright & Musa al-Gharbi)
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Sam Harris
as one of the author's bestsellers.
#257 — The State of the World
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Jason Myles
in relation to the changing dynamics of power and influence in society.
EP. 722: ONE IDEA TO RULE THEM ALL: THE REVERSE ENGINEERING OF AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ft. Michelle Stiles
Mentioned by Daniel Ben-Corin as a new book exploring how global elites appear to try to improve the world but have little interest in changing the system that benefits them.
The Revolt Against The Rich, with Anand Giridharadas and Anne McElvoy
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Kara Swisher
as a book critiquing how billionaires use philanthropy to mask societal damage.
Best of Recode Decode: 2019
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Matthew Taylor
as a brilliant and significant book that has shaped the debate on wealth inequality and social change.
Anand Giridharadas on Capitalism in the Time of Corona
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Anand Giridharadas
as he discusses the growing wealth of billionaires during the pandemic.
Pandemic 'Profiteers': Why Billionaires Are Getting Richer During An Economic Crisis
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Jonathan Haidt
in the context of winner-take-all economics and the impact of technology.
Capitalism, Morality, and the Dark Psychology of Social Networks — with Jonathan Haidt

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