{"product_id":"9780805098297","title":"The Future We Want : Radical Ideas for the New Century","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Future We Want\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sarah Leonard, Bhaskar Sunkara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stirring blueprint for American equality, from the \"breakout stars\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) of the young new left\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocrat, Republican -- the list of presidential candidates confirms that business is proceeding pretty much as usual. \u003ci\u003eThe Future We Want\u003c\/i\u003e proposes something different. In a sharp, rousing collective manifesto, ten young cultural and political critics dismantle the usual liberal solutions to America's ills and propose a pragmatic alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What would finance look like without Wall Street? Or the workplace with responsibility shared by the entire workforce? From a campaign to limit work hours, to a program for full employment, to proposals for a new feminism, \u003ci\u003eThe Future We Want\u003c\/i\u003e has the courage to think of alternatives that are both utopian and possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Brilliantly clear and provocative, \u003ci\u003eThe Future We Want\u003c\/i\u003e -- edited by \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e magazine founder Bhaskar Sunkara and the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e's Sarah Leonard -- harnesses the energy and creativity of an angry generation and announces the arrival of a new political left that not only protests but plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those who think that today's young adults are so mesmerized by social media that they cannot think broadly about the public good should think again. Here are a bevy of young radicals who offer powerful critiques of the state of our society today, and offer radical alternatives. They cover a wide range of issues, from education and policing to economic policy, but the common theme is thinking about how to make the United States a genuine democracy. At a time of frozen, unresponsive politics, these are voices that deserve a hearing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Eric Foner, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eReconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's an old joke that says it’s easier to imagine the end of all life on earth than a modest change to capitalism. \u003ci\u003eThe Future We Want\u003c\/i\u003e proves this joke doesn't apply to an emerging generation of leftist intellectuals who are ready to radically reimagine the political and economic status quo. Leonard and Sunkara have done a public service by compiling an inspiring program for a better world, one grounded in pragmatism but ultimately aimed at utopia.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Astra Taylor, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe People's Platform\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805098297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Metropolitan Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596594131150,"sku":"9780805098297","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a3fb91fb-c668-4c6e-a861-934b510b6cda.jpg?v=1637862396","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805098297","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}