Propagandist for an impossible country. Two letters away from a tax haven. Canada Research Chair in the Radical Imagination. Views are probably some else's because that's how ideology works.https://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mu53nuzmvc2sSee you tonight in Berlin? “Radical Imagination, Speculative Futures, and Economic Sci-Fi” Panel discussion with Max Haiven, Isabella Hermann, Alicja Rogalska, and Brett Scott. Moderated by Rok Kranjc. https://galerienord.berlin/events/counterplay/radical-imagination-speculative-futures-and-economic-sci-fi/28 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu53nuzmvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mqk4lopw6225Games Against Borders! A symposium (October 30) In partnership with London's @gamestransformed.bsky.social festival, we present a one-day symposium for game-makers, -players, -thinkers, and organizers. Join us! reimaginingvalue.ca/borders/ https://reimaginingvalue.ca/borders/13 Jul 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk4lopw6225https://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mpaytlbfxk2tin my #boardgame 🫍 COMRADE ORCA 🫍 you and your friends play a pod of vengeful killer #whales taking out billionaires' yachts. It's kind of like coop Battleship, but you can only use whale sounds to communicate! And yes, you get to wear a salmon on your head. it's in dev now, crowdfunding next year!27 Jun 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpaytlbfxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3modsefif5s2aMy new book THE PLAYER AND THE PLAYED is out this September with @mitpress.bsky.social and it will be open access! Meanwhile, if you would like an advanced reader copy for the purposes of writing a review etc please get in touch. Also please share it with your favorite podcasts and publications.15 Jun 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3modsefif5s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mmzb3eycu22hAn author can only dream of such deep and considered engagement with their work. It's quite moving to have one's writing addressed with such comradely rigour. I fear that the reviewer is justified in many of their critiques of Palm Oil: The Grease of Empire. The review thickens the discussion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzb3eycu22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mmgcwvtahk2rJoin us on Thursday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgcwvtahk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mlxst5krgc2bJoin @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social and me in June and July for 6 online sessions on how fascism organizes itself around foul feelings, misunderstood crises, and revenge. senseandsolidarity.org/summer2026/16 May 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxst5krgc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mk66rgf5uk2h"Palantir as an entity is, in a sense, an insurgent world that is making itself real: a data doppelganger of reality who murders and replaces its double." More --> https://open.substack.com/pub/maxhaiven/p/palantirs-fascist-worldbuilding23 Apr 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk66rgf5uk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mjhhoqkehc2jI'm writing a short book for community organizers and other people about how to conceptualize fascism now. It's organized around questions like "how is fascism related to capitalism?" and "is fascism the extension of colonialism?" What questions do you feel should be in such a book?14 Apr 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhhoqkehc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3miyd5kknts2kWith thanks to @alirizataskale.bsky.social for putting this special issue together! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyd5kknts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mhs5fldias2qJoin us at the @claptoncfc.co.uk clubhouse on Sunday for the finale of my (exhausting) 2 month Billionaires & Guillotines board game tour (pub by @plutopress.bsky.social). Organized w. @gamestransformed.bsky.social and kicks off the 2026 game jam: SMASH THE FASH https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rivalthereimaginingvalueactionlab/213198424 Mar 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhs5fldias2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mhkpvas7i22zCome play Billionaires & Guillotines with us today 3-5pm at Bastard in Copenhagen!21 Mar 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkpvas7i22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mhazqffzkk2mCopenhagen Friday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhazqffzkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mh3zcrk6ds2jJoin Sarah and me in Toronto on April 10-12 for our 3-day workshop on fighting fascist feelings. senseandsolidarity.org/toronto/15 Mar 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3zcrk6ds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mgwnhaxodk27Come play Billionaires & Guillotines at @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social in Edinburgh tomorrow (Saturday) nomore.yachts13 Mar 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwnhaxodk27https://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mgrjrsiih224Is hope a middle class fetish? Also I'm on tour in the UK https://open.substack.com/pub/maxhaiven/p/a-note-against-hope https://open.substack.com/pub/maxhaiven/p/a-note-against-hope?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8h18511 Mar 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrjrsiih224https://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mgfctolhrs26My name appears on the front page of Wikipedia today as part of a featured article on one of the best political short stories. My work on this beautiful planet is done and I shall be heading to the stars. It's been a pleasure, everyone.06 Mar 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfctolhrs26https://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mgdxgb7pe22eI'm on tour in England and Scotland (and Denmark) this month. Let's play Billionaires & Guillotines! It's available now from @plutopress.bsky.social05 Mar 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdxgb7pe22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhaiven.bsky.social/post/3mfrg6i53gc2qUtrecht Monday!26 Feb 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:t7b3yfm2ctijigujuki3rsdp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrg6i53gc2q