{"product_id":"the-new-prophets-of-capital-9781781688106","title":"The New Prophets of Capital","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deft and caustic takedown of the new prophets of profit, from Bill Gates to Oprah \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs severe environmental degradation, breathtaking inequality, and increasing alienation push capitalism against its own contradictions, mythmaking has become as central to sustaining our economy as profitmaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enter the new prophets of capital: Sheryl Sandberg touting the capitalist work ethic as the antidote to gender inequality; John Mackey promising that free markets will heal the planet; Oprah Winfrey urging us to find solutions to poverty and alienation within ourselves; and Bill and Melinda Gates offering the generosity of the 1 percent as the answer to a persistent, systemic inequality. The new prophets of capital buttress an exploitative system, even as the cracks grow more visible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Aschoff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Prophets of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e and an editor at \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets including \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAl Jazeera\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDissent\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. She can be followed at nicoleaschoff.com and @NicoleAschoff.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50436932763922,"sku":"9781781688106","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7516f56b-9404-4fcd-bd49-1775f975c118.jpg?v=1729639277","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-new-prophets-of-capital-9781781688106","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}