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UTOPIAN DREAMS & SCHEMES and IN-BETWEENS

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Dave

What is Utopia and why does it attract both hope and skepticism in equal measure? In a way that appears meaningful, it is a productive inner tensions between two tendencies: a positive optimistic utopianism and a negative utopian pessimism. A … Continue reading →

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Campgrounds for the Perplexed

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Dave

From New Harmony on, the lesson has always been the same. America and the Western World is hard on utopias. In the mid 1960′s there was a utopic commune in California called ”Morning Star” which was closed down for failing … Continue reading →