It is often said that today's youth are not interested in politics. But what do young people learn about politics today? Beyond the scandals circulating in the media, the traps one party sets for another, and the utopian sermons of demagogues, they know very little.

This book presents in a simple, clear, and courageous manner the fundamental issues concerning political thought, both at theoretical and practical levels: what political freedom means, what forms of equality exist, and what solidarity can be pursued.

Fernando Savater talks to us about the fundamental principles governing organized societies, as well as pressing issues such as militarism, ecology, political corruption, racism, and nationalism.

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[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]