On this edition of Your Call, journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata discusses her book, Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe.
Hakimi Zapata traveled the world looking for solutions to ongoing problems facing the US. She writes about the United Kingdom's universal healthcare system, Norway's family-friendly policies, Singapore's affordable public housing program, Finland's universal public school system, Portugal's drug policy program, Estonia's digital transformation, Uruguay's renewable energy transition, Costa Rica's biodiversity law, and New Zealand's universal pension program. She says these countries prove it's possible to create a healthier, more sustainable future for all.
Guest:
Natasha Hakimi Zapata, award-winning journalist, translator, university lecturer in Europe, former foreign editor of Truthdig, and author of Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe
Resources:
The Nation: Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution
Jacobin: America’s Problems Are Solvable. Look Beyond Our Borders
Jacobin: To Rebuild Post-Fire, Los Angeles Should Look to Singapore
