Howard’s vision comes with no guarantees. It is precisely because it is grounded in real world examples that it rises above idealistic solutions and false hopes. If we make the road by walking, then this book is a good companion for the trip.

Grassroots Economic Organizing

If you do not think [the new millennium] is yours, but belongs to transnational corporations, Michael Howard offers fresh hope and a grounded vision to reclaim what is rightfully ours. If you feel like the fist of the present is tightening and your breath is getting shorter, read this challenging book to rekindle your utopian visions and to sharpen your thinking about what is possible. Though Howard’s vision comes with no guarantees, it is precisely because it is grounded in real world examples that is rises above idealistic solutions and false hopes. . . . Howard’s proposal is just far enough outside the range of current possibilities to be visionary, but not so far removed from current experience as to be utopian. It is compelling to me when anyone dares to reach for this type of middle ground.

- Ken Estey, Union Theological Seminary in New York,

Howard carefully reviews the now rich literature in philosophy, politics, and economics about the vast array of ideals and programs for socialism, equality, and freedom for all. The discussion of background philosophical literature will engage the interests of most philosophers, and the discussion of feasibility will engage most social scientists. His work is open enough to raise questions, flexible enough to propose experiments, and concrete enough to promote struggles. In other words, it is practical as well as philosophical.

Canadian Philosophical Association