Derek Thompson Book order (chronological)

From bestselling authors and journalistic titans Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, this work is a paradigm-shifting call to rethink entrenched problems like climate change, housing, education, and healthcare. The global history of the twenty-first century reveals a narrative of growing unaffordability and shortage. Years of insufficient housing development have led to a national housing crisis, while slashed immigration policies have resulted in a labor shortage. Off-shoring manufacturing has created a deficit of essential components like chips for cars and computers. Despite warnings about climate change, we have failed to build the necessary clean energy infrastructure. This crisis has been decades in the making due to a lack of construction. The authors argue that today’s issues are not merely the result of past villains; instead, solutions from one generation have morphed into problems for the next. Regulations aimed at addressing environmental issues from the 1970s now hinder urban density and green energy projects needed in the 2020s. Laws intended to ensure thoughtful government action in education and healthcare have made it difficult to implement consequential changes. While our ability to identify problems has improved, our capacity to solve them has diminished. For progress, we must shift our perspective to see promise in new ideas and create systems that facilitate building. Klein and Thompson explore how to transit

Die globale Geschichte des 21. Jahrhunderts ist eine Geschichte der Knappheit, ganz gleich, ob es um Wohnungen geht, um Arbeitskräfte, um Technologien oder um saubere Energie. Dabei hat sich die gegenwärtige Krise in den Industriestaaten seit Jahren angebahnt – weil wir eine Politik des Verzichts geübt haben und nicht innovativ genug waren. Ezra Klein und Derek Thompson zeigen, wie wir die politischen, wirtschaftlichen und kulturellen Hindernisse für den Fortschritt überwinden, wie wir Systeme und Institutionen für den Aufbau schaffen und so zu einem neuen Wohlstand gelangen. Ein Wohlstand, der nicht gleichbedeutend ist mit dem Reichtum weniger, sondern mit einer besseren Zukunft für möglichst viele Menschen.

What makes a hit a hit? From Brahm's 'Lullaby' to Game of Thrones, Derek Thompson explores the science of the phenomena that seemingly come out of nowhere, revealing the hidden rules that make things popular -- and what this says about the desires that make us human. --Back cover

Reprinted in this collection are the first solo Abe Sapien comic, Drums of the Dead, as well as the short stories Abe Sapien vs Science and Lobster Johnson: Killer Inside My Skull.