My first book, The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without, was named one of Publishers Weekly's best books of 2024 and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and Dutch. It was also published in Australia, the U.K., and India. "The Fast transcends its topic and becomes a study in the complexity of our species.”—The Wall Street Journal. I am the publisher of The Evergreen Review and live in NYC.
Chief executive of Upworthy, a website for "meaningful" viral content. He is a left-wing political and internet activist, the board president of MoveOn.org and a co-founder of Avaaz.org .
