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We've been told that anti-racism is about diversity training and unconscious bias workshops, but Arun Kundnani argues that this is a shallow, liberal version of the real fight against racism. In his book What is Anti-Racism and Why It Means Anti-Capitalism, he traces the radical history of anti-racism and why it must address capitalism to be truly effective.
The problem isn't just prejudice or individual bias—it's the way racism is built into economic systems that thrive on inequality. Conservatives attack DEI efforts for being preachy and elitist, and there's some truth to that critique. But the real issue isn't that anti-racism has gone too far; it's that it hasn’t gone deep enough. We need an anti-racism that understands our interconnectedness, that challenges power structures, and that fights for a world beyond competition and domination.
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We've been told that anti-racism is about diversity training and unconscious bias workshops, but Arun Kundnani argues that this is a shallow, liberal version of the real fight against racism. In his book What is Anti-Racism and Why It Means Anti-Capitalism, he traces the radical history of anti-racism and why it must address capitalism to be truly effective.
The problem isn't just prejudice or individual bias—it's the way racism is built into economic systems that thrive on inequality. Conservatives attack DEI efforts for being preachy and elitist, and there's some truth to that critique. But the real issue isn't that anti-racism has gone too far; it's that it hasn’t gone deep enough. We need an anti-racism that understands our interconnectedness, that challenges power structures, and that fights for a world beyond competition and domination.
Visit our website: tni.org
Support our work: tni.org/en/support-tni
Sign up for our newsletter: tni.org/en/subscribe
