How ‘woke’ went from a social justice term to a pejorative favored by some conservatives – CNN
The new season of “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” kicks off in Arizona with an investigation into the origins of “woke” and the debate over critical race theory in schools. The series premieres Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. Washington CNN — A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. … Read more
Vivek Ramaswamy: ‘Woke capitalism is a cultural cancer’ – The Telegraph
Throughout his childhood, Vivek Ramaswamy’s Brahmin-caste parents, immigrants from Kerala to Cincinnati, Ohio, took Ramaswamy and his brother back to the family home in the village of Vadakkanchery, which – in the 1990s – still lacked air conditioning, indoor flush toilets or proper refrigeration. These trips were uncomfortable at first for an American kid, but … Read more
Biden’s woke attack on energy – msnNOW
© (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the I Will Vote Fundraising Gala Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Atlanta. Saule Omarova, whom President Joe Biden picked to regulate the banking industry, opened a new front in the relentless campaign of woke capital last May. Speaking about oil and … Read more
Biden’s woke attack on energy – Washington Examiner
Saule Omarova, whom President Joe Biden picked to regulate the banking industry, opened a new front in the relentless campaign of woke capital last May. Speaking about oil and gas companies, she stated that “the way we basically get rid of those carbon financiers is we starve them of their sources of capital.” Omarova’s threat … Read more