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Book SynopsisAchieving a realistic utopia set in the second and third decades of the twenty-first century, this book includes chapters on social, political, and economic policy issues - jobs; war; tax reform; global warming; economic, racial, gender, and religious equality; family policies; education reform; and more.
Trade ReviewHerb Gans writes about our future in the same thoughtful, provocative manner in which he's discussed our past and present. - Barney Frank, Congressman representing the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts ""One of our most eminent original thinkers yet again deploys his professional skill to improve public possibilities. Applying sustained reason to fundamental domestic and global problems, this fascinating and lucid 'realistic utopia' offers a bracing challenge to citizens and policymakers."" - Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University