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The Empathy Engine: Reclaiming Cooperation From Those Who Profit From Division
The Empathy Reclaiming Cooperation from Those Who Profit from Division
America isn’t as divided as it looks. Beneath the noise of politics and culture war, most people—left, right, and center—want the same safety for their families, dignity in work, health care when they need it, and a future for their children.
So why does it feel impossible to come together?
The Empathy Engine reveals how a small minority of empathy-deficient actors exploit fear and trauma to keep us fighting each other instead of solving problems together. Drawing on neuroscience, history, and lived experience, Mark Pifer shows how to see through the outrage economy, reclaim cooperation as our species’ strongest trait, and build systems that reward empathy and fairness over ruthlessness and division.
This is not a utopian call for agreement. It’s a practical blueprint for remembering that we are more alike than different—and for building a politics of shared humanity.
America isn’t as divided as it looks. Beneath the noise of politics and culture war, most people—left, right, and center—want the same safety for their families, dignity in work, health care when they need it, and a future for their children.
So why does it feel impossible to come together?
The Empathy Engine reveals how a small minority of empathy-deficient actors exploit fear and trauma to keep us fighting each other instead of solving problems together. Drawing on neuroscience, history, and lived experience, Mark Pifer shows how to see through the outrage economy, reclaim cooperation as our species’ strongest trait, and build systems that reward empathy and fairness over ruthlessness and division.
This is not a utopian call for agreement. It’s a practical blueprint for remembering that we are more alike than different—and for building a politics of shared humanity.
58 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 29, 2025
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