Author Vicky Osterweil Talks 'In Defense of Looting' After Kenosha Uprising

Author Vicky Osterweil Talks 'In Defense of Looting' After Kenosha Uprising : Code Switch In her new book, writer Vicky Osterweil argues that looting is a powerful tool to bring about real, lasting change in society.

In the past months of demonstrations for Black lives, there has been a lot of hand-wringing about looting.

Writer Vicky Osterweil's book, In Defense of Looting, came out on Tuesday.

Looting is a highly racialized word from its very inception in the English language.

Often, looting is more common among movements that are coming from below.

Looting strikes at the heart of property, of whiteness and of the police.

In your book, you note that a lot of people who consider themselves radical or progressive criticize looting.
 

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