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Benjamin Kunkel

Benjamin Kunkel is the author of a novel, Indecision, and a book of essays, Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Present Crisis.

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June 14, 2022
MagazineBenjamin Kunkel
Stewart Brand Saw the Future
In his journey from hippie sage to global business consultant, the Whole Earth Catalog founder embodied the shifting spirit of Silicon Valley.
November 8, 2021
MagazineBenjamin Kunkel
The Mystery of Patricia Highsmith’s Diaries
What made her so interested in cold-blooded, apparently motiveless killers?
May 26, 2021
MagazineBenjamin Kunkel
The Climate Case for Property Destruction
Andreas Malm’s “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” urges activists to turn to tougher tactics.
March 13, 2019
MagazineBenjamin Kunkel
Can American Foreign Policy Be Greened?
Why we need a Marshall Plan to fight climate change
July 2, 2018
Benjamin Kunkel
Poet of the People
The partisan world of Pablo Neruda

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