How To Fix Twenty Broken Things About America: From the Good Hippie's Almanac

They told you the system was broken. They told you to be realistic. They were wrong.This isn't another book complaining about the problem. This is the owner's manual for the fix.How to Fix 20 Broken Things in America is a bolt of pragmatic lightning in a dark sky. Forget the tired arguments of left and right. This is a blueprint for what comes next—a wild, practical, and fiercely hopeful vision for a country that actually works for its people.Think it can’t be done? Think again.PART I: THE FOUNDATION(Where We Rip Out the Rotted Floorboards)We start by taking a sledgehammer to the core of the problem. What if we put a hard cap on wealth so extreme that it funds a Universal Basic Income, healthcare, and education for every single citizen? We’re not just talking about it; we’ve got the math. What if we forced a software update on our 200-year-old democracy, creating a "People's OS" where your vote actually matters on the big issues? This section doesn’t ask for a revolution. It demands an upgrade.PART II: THE FRAMEWORK(Where We Rewire the Entire House)Once the foundation is set, we build. Imagine an energy grid so resilient that a hurricane might knock out a town, but never the power. A decentralized, smart mesh that can’t be held hostage by corporations or foreign hackers. And what if that same grid powered a free, public internet owned by your community, not a Silicon Valley giant? We’ll redesign how we live, from climate-smart houses that cut your energy bill to zero, to a transportation system that’s faster, cleaner, and doesn’t leave you stuck in traffic. This is the nuts and bolts of a smarter nation.PART III: THE SOIL, JUSTICE, & RENEWAL(Where We Heal the Land and Its People)A nation is its people and its soil. Here, we tackle the deepest wounds with the boldest solutions. We present a real, actionable plan for honoring treaties with Native tribes that goes beyond words to include real power, land, and representation. We explore how a single, ancient plant—hemp—could replace our toxic reliance on corn, rebuild our soil, and create a new industrial boom. And we show how to turn our food deserts into edible landscapes, where your next meal could be growing in a public park or on a supermarket rooftop.PART IV: WORK, CREATIVITY, & BODY(Where We Take Back Our Time and Our Minds)The future of work isn’t a 40-hour week. It’s a 20-hour month. We lay out a plan to decouple survival from employment, freeing you to pursue your purpose, not just your paycheck. We tackle the AI crisis head-on with a stunningly simple solution that forces tech giants to pay artists and writers for the work they stole. And we dive into the most controversial topics with clear-eyed courage, proposing a path to end the abortion debate for good and bring the adult industry out of the shadows and into the light of dignity and regulation.PART V: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER(The Final, Unignorable Push)This is where it all connects. We present a new Bill of Rights for the digital age, protecting your body, your data, and your mind. We offer the definitive, common-sense plan to end the failed War on Drugs, treating addiction like a health issue, not a crime. We show how to transform our trash into treasure, and most importantly, what to do with the greatest untapped resource in America: the wisdom of our grandparents.This is more than a book. It’s a conversation starter. A mind-opener. A call to action.Whether you’re a progressive, a conservative, or just someone who’s sick of the shouting, this book will challenge what you think is possible. It’s for the dreamers who are ready to build and the realists who are hungry for a plan that actually adds up.Stop just being angry.Read it. Argue with it. Share it. Read more