Utopia for Realists

by Rutger Bregman

Dream big, then do the math.

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you're done with incrementalism and want someone to make the serious case for actually bold ideas

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Here’s a radical idea: the future could actually be better. Bregman offers practical blueprints — universal basic income, open borders, shorter work weeks — that sound like science fiction until you realize they’re entirely doable. A hopeful, data-driven middle finger to cynicism.

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