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Helena Hansen et al., "Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America" (U California Press, 2023)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Racial Capitalism and the Ignorance of Segregation in Drug Markets

This chapter examines the complexities of racial capitalism, highlighting how white-created systems perpetuate ignorance about racial inequalities in drug markets. It discusses the systematic segregation present in societal structures and introduces the concept of 'epistemology of ignorance,' framing it as a deliberate cultivation that benefits specific societal interests.

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