Introducing commons ideas at the Festival of Commoning
I want to convince you that a commons system is a better system, and it’s achievable – a combination of new commons economy and commons governance ideas. I think a commons system will produce much better leaders in terms of integrity, compassion and intelligence than capitalism and liberal democracy.
August 29, 2024
Interview: The Populist Moment
What takes place in the 1980s and 1990s is a concerted class offensive that attempts to execute a controlled demolition of civil society.
August 28, 2024
How to Decolonize Our Battle Against Climate Change
Rich countries have exported climate breakdown through extractive industries, creating a “carbon colonialism.”
August 28, 2024
A Vision for Sustainable Community Consciousness
Understanding how the root causes of our existential crisis lie in our behaviors, our individual and social behaviors, we can move to address the all-important role of culture in the creation and maintenance of sustainable communities.
August 28, 2024
“Our Future is Ancestral:” The Micro-Revolution of Ethno-Tourism
Looking back can teach us how to move forward. That’s why, to close with Krenak’s words, our future is ancestral.
August 27, 2024
Markets can’t save us
The economy, aka capitalism, is governed by growth and competition. Therefore, the currently popular notion that businesses or the private sector will drive sustainability is delusional.
August 27, 2024
Degrowth aims to achieve ‘frugal abundance’
Degrowth is about building societies in which everyone is rich – without much material. It is a desirable project to strive for.
August 26, 2024
Democracy Rising
A series of blog posts on deliberative democracy: what it is, why it’s powerful, why the time is right for it, how it works, and how to get it going in your community.