Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe

This distinctive book looks to other countries for solutions to social and environmental problems in the United States. Award-winning journalist Zapata traveled to every continent except Antarctica to examine how other national government policies changed the lives of their citizens for the better. Her book offers examples of successful policies she encountered that could be adapted in the U.S. Chapters cover the health care system in the United Kingdom, family leave in Norway, affordable public housing in Singapore, universal public schooling in Finland, the drug policy in Portugal, accessible internet for all in Estonia, renewable energy in Uruguay, a biodiversity law in Costa Rica, and universal pensions in New Zealand. Within each chapter, Zapata examines the history of the policy and its current form and draws a comparison with the United States. By acknowledging challenges and still offering solutions, this book ends on a hopeful note that positive change is possible.