A Proclamation Against Neoliberalism

'More' or 'better' capitalism cannot save the system; more greed will not make us happier — neoliberalism has brought us to the brink of collapse.

The monetization, privatization, enclosure, and exploitation of public resources, the natural world, and billions of people is hailed by some as humanity’s greatest invention. Money rules — the market rules — and we are but a nuisance to its efficient functioning.

The argument goes something like this:

The system is failing not because capitalism is inher…