Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2026)

: Drawing on Jacques Lacan, Fisher suggests that crises like climate change and mental illness represent the "Real" that breaks through the ideological "realism" of the current system.

: Despite promises of efficiency, neoliberalism has led to an explosion of bureaucracy, such as "mission statements" and constant self-auditing, which Fisher links to the concept of "reflexive impotence"—the feeling that even if things are bad, nothing can be done to change them.

: The book concludes by calling for a revival of utopian thinking and new political "imaginaries" to break the cycle of resignation and stagnation.