By Dutch Rojas
Welcome to the Nonprofit Industrial Complex
Bernie Sanders owns three houses, sells books for profit, and charges for speeches.
And yet—he rails against capitalism.
Sound familiar?
That’s not socialism.
That’s branding.
He’s not so different from a nonprofit insurance carriers like many Blue Cross Blue Shield chapters and academic health systems:
•Claims poverty.
•Collects subsidies.
•Pays no taxes.
•Operates like a hedge fund.
It’s the same hustle:
preach virtue,
pocket profit,
and hope nobody notices.
Modern nonprofits are not charities.
They’re corporations with halos.
They wrap themselves in moral language while acting like investment firms, maximizing revenue, minimizing accountability, and expanding aggressively into markets they pretend to serve.
This isn’t about helping people.
It’s about preserving the illusion of nobility while banking like a capitalist.
The truth?
Virtue has become a business model.
And business is booming.
