Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There
Author: Rutger Bregman
Desc: In Utopia for Realists Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are in fact wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilisation – from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy – was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a fifteen-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans Bregman takes us on a journey through history beyond the traditional left-right divides as he introduces ideas whose time has come.