{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781688106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Nicole Aschoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370559475893,"sku":"9781781688106","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8b17e517-8ce8-499f-bb40-9039b9b7d217.jpg?v=1663040124","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-new-prophets-of-capital-9781781688106","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}