From the New Press… Tired of working ’til you drop and not going anywhere? Try to imagine your life in a full-blown European social democracy—especially the German version. In an idiosyncratic, entertaining travelogue written in a “chatty, anecdotal style [that’s] appealingly digressive and winning” (Publishers Weekly), Thomas Geoghegan explains the appeal of “boring” Germany, where workers sit as [...]
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New York Times – Room for Debate
In the U.S., the over 43 million people living in poverty aren’t going to save. We have an inequality index that can go head to head with Egypt’s. Of course food’s cheaper here, so no one’s in the streets. As for the middle class, the collapse of unions explains the rest.
Spectrum Culture
Since nothing breeds change like ambitions born of discontent, maybe, if he rattles up enough readers with notions of a better way of living, Geoghegan will eventually succeed in bringing us a few steps closer to his European dream. That would be nice. And even if he doesn’t, we’ll start to think twice about defining happiness and well-being via GDP statistics – a definite and resoundingly human step in the right direction.
Christian Century Recommended
To be called a “European socialist” is a political smear these days, but Geoghegan, a Chicago labor lawyer, offers a spirited defense of the European political model. He focuses on Germany, a country that is more competitive in the global market than the U.S. and that offers its workers much more in wages, health care, [...]
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