Rutger Bregman
@rcbregman
Historian. Books: 'Utopia for Realists' (2014), 'Humankind' (2020) and 'Moral Ambition' (2025). Co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition. 🔸
So this is Rupert Murdoch reading my book on universal basic income, the 15-hour workweek, and open borders around the globe. I'm sure he'll love it. dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/arti…
It is (and has been) time for Europe to give in and adopt mass AC. The heatwaves will just keeping getting more severe and more frequent.
We need a new Marshall Plan for shipping air conditioning units to Europe
Big win! France's top chicken producer has committed to major animal welfare reforms for its two main brands. The producer will stop using Frankenchicken breeds, overcrowding, and other bad practices. L214 estimates this could affect up to 400 *million* animals/year.
Après 3 ans d’enquêtes et de mobilisations, nos efforts ont enfin payé: LDC s’est engagé à tourner le dos aux pires pratiques d’élevage et d'abattage des poulets pour ses marques Maître CoQ et Le Gaulois! Un immense MERCI à vous toutes et tous pour votre soutien sans faille!👏
Exciting to see the first eggs go on sale in the US that don't involve the killing of day-old male chicks. Nest Fresh's "humanely hatched" eggs come from hens hatched via in-ovo sexing. France and Germany have now mostly ended chick killing; hopefully the US will soon too.
incredibly grateful to @SenatorCollins for her work on this
The PEPFAR cut is being removed from the rescissions package, per Sen. Schmitt. Reduces the size of the overall cut by $400 million.
Israel has high quality cameras for their targeting and they know where food is distributed. They knew these 13 children were lined up for food. This massacre — just by itself — would be remembered for decades if not more if it happened to American children.
Update: In this air strike, 13 children were slaughtered. (Just waking up to this devastating news: A few hours ago, Israel targeted a group of children who were standing in line in Deir al-Balah, waiting to receive food supplements.)
NEW GALLUP POLL: the pendulum has swung drastically since last year. 🟢 just 30% want immigration decreased (55% last year) 🟢 79% of Americans think immigration is GOOD for the country (record high) 🟢 Path to citizenship (78%) beats mass deportation (38%)
A quick 🧵on new immigration polling from @Gallup. Let's start with the bad news. More Americans want to see immigration reduced (55% -- highest figure since 2001). And this, despite the US contending with labor shortages & the lowest birthrates on record. 1/
I shared this because "global development hasn't really worked" is a meme on both the left and the right and it drives me absolutely nuts - global development is the greatest success story of our lives. But several people said "come on, USAID didn't cause that" and they're right.
Rubio: "USAID has little to show since the end of the Cold War. Development objectives have rarely been met" World:
The 14th Street Busway has been a smashing success: faster commutes, fewer crashes, calmer streets. So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers. The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
There’s an antidote to the sense of emptiness so many of us feel, and it’s the will to make the world a better place. Join me and the brilliant Rutger Bregman as we discuss the rise of Moral Ambition. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…