![]() ![]() There are points in the book where journalistic flair doesn’t quite smooth over the contradictions. It is a welcome sign of life in the reformist imagination. ![]() And if some of what Bregman proposes is uncontroversial enough to be policy – as deficit-spending and universal basic income already are in Canada – the book tries to radicalise these ideas and push them beyond the current liberal mainstream. Myths about the poor, migrants and GDP are ritually slaughtered with gusto. Venerable leftwing causes such as affordable housing, and a reduction of the working week, are refurbished with new data, expert interviews and historical anecdotes. If the book contains little news, it makes the old feel new. ![]()
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