Is "Elite Capture" the Problem with Identity Politics?

Ben Burgis talks about why he doesn't buy Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò's defense of identity politics in Táíwò's book "Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)."

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https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1867-elite-capture

Read Ben's review:

https://damagemag.com/2025/06/11/uncaptured-identity-politics-is-no-substitute-for-a-politics-of-class/

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