Author Jeremy Rifkin says the American dream needs a serious tune up, or maybe it just needs to be traded in for a bigger, better European model. No stranger to controversy, Rifkin is making his argument at a time when Euro-skepticism in the U.S. is at its height.
Rifkin argues that the American sink-or-swim mentality just doesn’t stack up against European staples like universal health care and month-long summer vacations. And while America is ever more determined to protect its national interests through military force, the Europeans are putting cooperation ahead of conflict.
Guests:
Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends. His newest book is “The European Dream: How Europe’s Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream.”