Rutger Bregman
Humankind
Why do we so often expect the worst of one another? Rutger Bregman examines cooperation, cruelty, and the circumstances that encourage each. Through historical cases and contested research, Humankind explores what trust, shared responsibility, and meaningful contact can teach us about work, education, justice, and everyday life.
12 chapters
Utopia for Realists
Rutger Bregman asks why material progress has not supplied a shared vision of a better future. He argues that open-ended utopian thinking can guide experiments in shorter work, unconditional income, broader measures of progress, and wider opportunity, while evidence and political history reveal possibilities and limits.
9 chapters