Start Here: Woke Politics Explainer Series
How woke ideas spread from theory to power
Woke politics didn’t appear overnight. It grew out of decades of theory, activism, business interests, and political manoeuvring. Most people only notice the culture wars — the battles over words, statues, and slogans — without seeing the deeper forces behind them.
That’s why we created the Woke Politics Explainer Series: a clear, no-nonsense guide to how woke ideas took hold, who benefits from them, and how they shape daily life.
Here you’ll find the full set of explainers, grouped by category. Each article cuts through jargon and shows how power, ideology, and money intersect to produce the world we live in.
🟢 Foundations – Where It All Began
The intellectual roots of woke politics.
- Critical Theory – The Blueprint for Woke Politics
- Social Justice – From Fairness to Slogans
- Postmodernism – When Truth Became Optional
🔵 TurningPoints – The Economic & Political Shifts
How global crises and policies set the stage.
- Globalisation & Financial Crises – When the World Was Sold Off
- Neoliberalism – Profit Above All Else
- Occupy Wall Street – The Protest That Backfired
🟡 Business – Woke Meets the Corporate World
How corporations turned activism into strategy.
- Corporate Branding – Virtue as a Marketing Strategy
- ESG – The Business of Virtue
- Big Tech & Censorship – The New Gatekeepers of Truth
🔴 Politics – Power, Policy & Institutions
How woke ideology reshaped rules, education, and public life.
- Culture Wars – Divide, Distract, Conquer
- DEI – Inclusion for Sale
- Education & Curriculum Changes – Indoctrination in the Classroom
🟣 Identity – Division Disguised as Empowerment
How identity replaced class as the core battlefield.
- Identity Politics – Division Disguised as Justice
- Intersectionality – Slicing Society into Tribes
- Class Struggle – The Forgotten Fight Over Wealth and Inequality
🟠 Impact – How It Hits Everyday Life
The costs, rules, and culture wars in daily life.
- Workplace Rules & HR – How Woke Politics Changed the Office
- Media & Language Battles – Words as Weapons
- Costs for Small Business – Woke Rules, Big Burden
The Woke Politics Explainer Series is your guide to understanding how woke politics works — not just in protests or headlines, but in the systems of business, politics, and culture that surround us.
Read through the categories, follow the links, and see the bigger picture: a world where class inequality is hidden by culture wars, where corporations sell virtue, and where institutions enforce ideology.
Focus
- For a deeper understanding of Critical Theory, check out our Critical Theory Explainer Hub.
