The New Prophets of Capital - Brossura

Aschoff, Nicole

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ISBN 10: 1781688109 ISBN 13: 9781781688106

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2015

Riassunto

A deft and caustic takedown of the new prophets of profit, from Bill Gates to Oprah

As 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.

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.

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Nicole Aschoff has skewered the high priests and priestesses of our most unshakable religion: capitalism. Anyone persuading you to lean in, engage in conscious capitalism or admire philanthropists will be (rightfully) upset by Aschoff s takedown of some of the big-name ethical capitalists of our era: Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates, Whole Foods' John Mackey. Aschoff takes apart the platitudes of liberal capitalism and offers a solid set of alternatives that stress the collective over the individual, people over profit, and real narratives over cover stories. --Nina Power, author of One Dimensional Woman

The New Prophets of Capital is intellectually serious without succumbing to critical jargon, and Aschoff makes her points both thoughtfully and rigorously. --Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe

Straightforward, concise and impressive --CounterPunch

L'autore:

Nicole Aschoff is the author of The New Prophets of Capital and an editor at Jacobin magazine. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets including The Guardian, The Nation, Al Jazeera, and Dissent magazine. She can be followed at nicoleaschoff.com and @NicoleAschoff.

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• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781688109
• ISBN 13: 9781781688106
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 164