With the world still reeling from Donald Trump's tariffs, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed the UK's growth forecast and says the global economy will see a "significant slowdown" - add to that, wars in Europe and the Middle East, climate change and the promise and peril of AI.
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So is it possible to find hope amongst this constant chorus of doom and gloom?
One person who thinks they have an answer is Rutger Bregman, a progressive historian famous for taking on the Davos billionaires.
He joins Matt Frei on the latest episode of The Fourcast.
Produced by Holly Snelling, Calum Fraser, Rob Thomson
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