Inventing the Future (revised and updated edition) : Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (Paperback)

from spameldoon

Inventing the Future is a political manifesto that diagnoses the shortcomings of neoliberalism and describes how things got to be this way; why, despite its demonstrable flaws, we're still stuck with it; and how we can go about actually changing the future for the better. The book argues that neo...

from caimanjosh

I ended up skipping some chapters related to the current dire straits of the political left, but the book's presentation of ideas for a better (progressive) future was interesting and well-written. A bit drier than the usual fare I read but, I think, worth the time I spent reading it. Now if only...

from DerekCaelin

I really enjoyed this book. The premise is that the neoliberal status quo fails on a number of levels and that the work of the left is to regain mantle of "common sense" - that we can can eliminate poverty, improve healthcare and education, and remove suffering in work. The book lays out why this...

from MichaelODullard

  Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a c...

from DerekCaelin

I really enjoyed this book. The premise is that the neoliberal status quo fails on a number of levels and that the work of the left is to regain mantle of "common sense" - that we can can eliminate poverty, improve healthcare and education, and remove suffering in work. The book lays out why this...