Radicals! (thread 19), Episode 3: Looking Backward: The Book That Imagined America Without Capitalism

Come hang out and meet Edward Bellamy, the novelist who dreamed up a future where capitalism had vanished and economic security was a public right — a story that actually sparked clubs, debates, and real political change.

It’s a cozy but provocative tale: imagine a national cooperative run like one big business, then watch how admirers and critics argued about freedom, bureaucracy, and what equality should really mean.