dispatch from the cusp

hi, it’s me, it’s been a minute (again). i just refreshed this website (finally, after years), and plan to update more soon. after a tough few years, im feeling back to writing and publicly sharing my work and thoughts in process. im on the cusp of a whirlwind of my own making. some updates:

i’m excited to be teaching my regular set of courses at HWS and some remote courses for the Evergreen State College again

i’ve joined the Solidarity Research Center for some exciting projects on regional solidarity economies and care work

our workers inquiry on class composition in the café sector is in full swing! stay tuned for more from Workers Inquiry Dot Work

i’m looking forward to the first Rethinking Marxism conference in a while, a small one for AESA and friends at UMass-Amherst in a few weeks. grateful to be on panels to folks i’ve learned a lot from, including one that remembers the work of Drucilla Barker, whom i never met but have learned so much from her work. read Liberating Economics.

i’m grateful to be collaborating on a project about collective care work. in doing so i’ve revisited important books like Evelyn Nakano Glenn’s Forced to Care and Jessica Gordon Nembhard’s Collective Courage

onward to more exciting and nourishing things in the coming months, like Historical Materialism‘s Workers Inquiry stream in London in November, and a trip to Dublin to learn about rad organizations like CATU. then URPE @ ASSAs in San Francisco early January 2025.