utopia

  1. Kaiserin

    Cradle of Humankind - Future History of the World TL
    Threadmarks: 1979-1984

    James E. Carter (1 October 1924 - 4 July 2026) President of the United States (January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1985) The troubled presidency of James Carter lasted for eight years and was full of international crises, economic recessions and recoveries, political revolutions and defeats. Jimmy...
  2. treefreak32

    AHC: Earlier Successful Women's Rights Movements

    With a POD anytime before 1900, have there be a successful push for women's rights in societies which historically did not have equality between the sexes which lasts into TTL 21st century, resulting in a greater level of women's rights worldwide than OTL. Feel free to interpret this however you...
  3. What if Neil degrasse Tyson was president of the United States

    Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and a science communicator. He hosts the podcast startalk. What if he was elected president of the US no later than 2010 bonus if he won 2 terms.
  4. AHC/WI: "The City of the Sun" becomes reality

    Hi all! Quarantine is making me delve deeper and deeper into AH rabbit holes, hence this unusual challenge. First, some context. Tommaso Campanella was an Italian Dominican philosopher, chiefly known for his utopian book The City of the Sun. What is maybe less known is that he made a real...
  5. Vekllei. An interesting online project about a utopian Alternate Iceland.

    I very much admire people who have the coarage to put forth an honest utopia I was rather interested by Vekllei. It is a weird attempt at a utopian Socialist Society with a heavy fifties aesthetic (petticoat socialism is what the author calls it). I suspect I pretty dramaticly disagree with the...
  6. Born in the USSA

    AHC: Can "A Crystal Age" pull off a "Looking Backward"?

    First a bit of context. The related genres of utopian and dystopian fiction experienced a literary surge from roughly the mid-19th century to the first decade or so of the 20th. Most were stand-alone works but some went on to produce numerous unofficial sequels, refutations, and even social...
  7. A Land for All Seasons
    Threadmarks: Chapter I - The Birth of a Nation - 1535

    A LAND FOR ALL SEASONS CHAPTER I The Birth of a Nation "The circumstances of the conception of Utopia remain an enigma. What we do know is that it was most likely a conversation that occurred behind closed doors in Whitehall. We don't even know the identity of who convinced Henry VIII to go...
  8. RiverDelta

    WI: Utopian Russia? (Post-1905)

    Here's your challenge. Essentially, you need to find a way to take the reputation of Russia being a nightmarish frozen wasteland of authoritarian hell and turn it on its head. What is the best possible scenario for the ideal Russia? Russia should, ideally, be superior to the modern United...
  9. Carter-King: The Second American Revolution

    I’m wondering if this scenario has ever been explored. It’s rather utopian. I’d appreciate if anyone would like to brainstorm with me or even make this into a timeline. I’ll consider anything that comes out of this thread as a collaborative effort. The world this is for has already seen major...
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