Written and edited by Rithika Ramamurthy.

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers of the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the work in this column focuses on the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world.

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