The Guarantee: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Americas Next Economy

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From the president of the Economic Security Project, a book that shows how a just future is around the corner, if we are ready to seize it

The Guaranteeasks us to imagine an America where housing, health care, a college education, dignified work, family care, an inheritance, and an income floor are not only attainable by all but guaranteed, by our government, for everyone.

But isnt this socialism, or pie-in-the-sky thinking Not by a long shot, as this paradigm-shifting new book reveals. A full range of government-backed guarantees, from bailouts to bankruptcy protection, keep the private sector in business. So why cant the same be true for the rest of us

Author Natalie Foster, co-founder (with Dorian Warren and Facebooks Chris Hughes) of the Economic Security Project, has had a front-row seat to the dramatic leaps forward in government guarantees over the past decade, from student debt relief to the child tax credit expansion. InThe Guarantee, she reveals with compelling evidence how a new economic foundation is already being constructed by some of todays most important activists and visionaries. She leaves readers with a concrete sense of the policies that are possibleand ready to implementin twenty-first-century America.

The Guaranteeis the rare book that will shift the terms of debate, moving us from the expired and defunct assumptions of no-guardrails capitalism to a nation that works for all of its people.

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Praise forThe Guarantee:

"Natalie Foster takes you on a journey that will forever change the way you view our country. With a bold vision, she intertwines the economy, business, public policy, social justice, and advocacy. A must-read for all."

Van Jones, American commentator

"Perpetrated by those in power, there is a myth that anyone can make it if they work hard enough and play by the rules; that public help is unimportant or not needed.The Guaranteebreaks down this myth and weaves a clear picture of whats possible when we push our government to do more for the American people. Pointing to concrete examples of big moves and small shifts, Foster crafts a gripping activist history of the last two decades that leaves you feeling optimistic about what we can accomplish together."
Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor

Author Bio

Natalie Foster is the president and co-founder of the Economic Security Project and a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative. She has served as CEO and co-founder of Rebuild the Dream with Van Jones and as digital director for President Obamas Organizing for America and the Democratic National Committee. The Guarantee: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Americas Next Economy (The New Press) is her first book. She lives in Oakland, California.