Rutger Bregman: Are humans essentially good?

Published: June 5, 2020, 1:30 a.m.

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In times of crisis we learn plenty about who we really are \\u2013 and so it is that the global coronavirus pandemic is revealing truths about humankind \\u2013 and how we balance self and collective interest. Stephen Sackur speaks to writer and historian Rutger Bregman whose book Humankind: A Hopeful History, is making waves around the world. Do we humans massively underestimate our capacity to change things for the better?

(Photo: Rutger Bregman)

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