"Benjamin Kunkel has pursued a lonely and taxing crash course in Marxist thought, the results of which, set forth here, are nimble, clear, and brave. He dedicates the book to anyone who can use it, which I'll take a step further: it's for anyone who cares about historical necessity, the crisis of capitalism, and our fate." Rachel Kushner, author of "The Flamethrowers""It's wonderful to see Benjamin Kunkel turn his considerable talents from the business of novelwriting to these political essays--models of the genre, with plenty to offer to both newcomers to and veterans of radical thought." Doug Henwood, "Left Business Observer" "Benjamin Kunkel, aside from having mastered the voice of bemused neuroticism in Indecision, has one of the most interesting minds around." "The Millions""Those looking for alternatives, explanations, and a critical map of where Leftist thought stands in our current neoliberal age will find Utopia or Bust a must-read." Mike Konczal, finance commentator and Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute

BENJAMIN KUNKEL is the bestselling author of Indecision and a co-founder of n+1. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books.