The new prophets of capital - Nicole Marie Aschoff

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.