The Ezra Klein Show

Elites have captured identity politics

Sean Illing talks with Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, whose new book Elite Capture is about how the wealthy and powerful co-opt political movements, and use the language of progressive activism to further their ends. They discuss the history of meaning of "identity politics," the notion of "woke capitalism," and how to arrive at a more constructive politics — one that…