The Future We Want : Radical Ideas for the New Century (Edition 0) (Paperback)

from Carrie.Kilgore

It's clear that many of the social problems the US faces are not responding to the "solutions" we've implemented. Simply raging against injustice doesn't fix anything. Eleven critics of the status quo have contributed essays that outline pragmatic solutions to issues such as gender and racial ine...

from lbeaumont

Born out of massive political discontent and the Occupy movement, the collection of ten essays in this timely book each characterizes an important social problem before suggesting a solution. In each case the suggested solution is a bold shift toward socialism. Not your father's failed soviet-sty...

from TLCrawford

"The Future We Want : Radical Ideas for the New Century" is a collection of essays from an eclectic group of young writers and activists. They look at all the problems we normally think about, education, inequality, racism, a justice system that lacks justice, and societal bias over sex and gende...

from bespen

I received this book for free from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers Program. Insofar as I don't want the future most of the contributors of this book are advocating for, this was an interesting read. I put off reviewing this for two years, so as part of my Lenten observance, I will review The Futur...

from JanesList

I received this book as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program. Unfortunately, I was not really able to get into it. I read the introduction and the chapter on LGBT issues. I think that I am not really the target audience. I like ideas about fixing things, but kept getting thrown out of ...