utopia

  • The Immortal Science: Preface to the French Translation of “Forest and Factory”

    The Immortal Science: Preface to the French Translation of “Forest and Factory”

    New preface for “Forest and Factory” to inaugurate the French translation, posted here in English. We elaborate further on the theme of utopian and scientific thinking, the criticality of their tension to the communist movement, and how Forest and Factory is intended to help weave together their propulsive dialectic.


  • Forest and Factory: The Science and the Fiction of Communism

    Forest and Factory: The Science and the Fiction of Communism

    How might communism work? How can we approach this question with any rigor? What roles do industrial production, planning, and deliberative decision-making have in communism? In just under 21,000 words Phil Neel and I try to provide an answer to these questions.