In the middle of the 1950s, many thought the world had only two political options: Western-style capitalism, or Stalinist bureaucratic "communism". When the working class of Hungary launched a workers' revolution against the Stalinist dictatorship, they proved both sides wrong.
Journalists and policy researchers daydream about a new, more ethical and sustainable post-coronavirus world. But powerful forces will fight to stop a better world emerging, as they always have.
