Photo illustration by Mark Riechers. Original by Vlad Tchompalov (CC0)
America's founders considered "the pursuit of happiness" such a crucial political right, they included it in the Declaration of Independence. But later generations came to regard happiness as a more personal trait — a product of brain chemistry and mental outlook. British feminist Lynne Segal wants to make happiness political again. She believes in re-framing happiness as a collective good. And in pursuing a new, radical politics of collective joy.