Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Unabridged) Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Unabridged)

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

The New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate today’s news.

Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can--except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. We see how they rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor; how they lavishly reward "thought leaders" who redefine "change" in winner-friendly ways; and how they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm. We hear the limousine confessions of a celebrated foundation boss; witness an American president hem and haw about his plutocratic benefactors; and attend a cruise-ship conference where entrepreneurs celebrate their own self-interested magnanimity.

Giridharadas asks hard questions: Why, for example, should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes? He also points toward an answer: Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, we must take on the grueling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions and truly changing the world. A call to action for elites and everyday citizens alike.

GENRE
Nonfiction
NARRATOR
AG
Anand Giridharadas
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
09:36
hr min
RELEASED
2018
August 28
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
SIZE
299.6
MB

Customer Reviews

Shwisbwidh ,

Not intersectional

Too long-winded at illustrating a central point about performative philanthropy by the rich. It lacks depth, intersectionality with other relevant topics, and was repetitive. Anand’s confirmation bias and cherry picked examples kept him from using his platform to challenge the status quo and recognize his own position within it.

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