The Elysian

1 week ago | elysian.press | Elle Griffin

I’m hosting a book club on Rutger Bregman’s new book Moral Ambition—paid subscribers can RSVP at the bottom of this postRutger Bregman is my favorite living author—if you haven’t read Utopia for Realists yet, please run out and get it. It’s one of my favorite books of all time, and a real inspiration to me and my work. His latest book, however, is even better. Moral Ambition is the single most important book I’ve read in the last decade.

1 week ago | elysian.press | Elle Griffin

We raised $50,000+ in investment pledges for my book We Should Own The Economy.

2 weeks ago | elysian.press | Elle Griffin

I’m building a media cooperative in public and sharing the process with paid subscribers. Join us 👇🏻CITY STATE was the first project the Elysian Collective released on Metalabel, a new platform that allows artists to collaborate on projects and split the profits. Seven writers and one designer contributed to the series and we sold the collection as digital and print pamphlets. As of last week, we sold 41 print pamphlets and 101 digital editions, earning $732.33 for the project.

3 weeks ago | elysian.press | Elle Griffin

Thank you so much for reading CITY STATE, an essay collection featuring seven writers exploring autonomous governance through an online series and print pamphlet. We finished publishing the series this week and you can support the project by purchasing the digital or print edition at a price that works best for you. There are 10 articles in the collection, plus graphic design by , and thus profits are shared 11 ways. You can also catch up on the series online.

3 weeks ago | elysian.press | Elle Griffin

This essay is by me, , for CITY STATE, a collection of seven writers exploring autonomous governance. You can support the project by collecting the digital or print edition here 👇🏻It’s the year 2131 and flying cars can circle the globe in four hours. When anyone can live in Spain, work in New Zealand, and attend an afternoon meeting in Japan, the nation-state becomes irrelevant. Why would anyone pledge allegiance to the patch of dirt they were born on?