Building a Local Peace Economy: We Have the Power
Because they view all business in a negative light, many activists don’t seem to think it matters where they spend their money.
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Can Humanity Survive without the Commons?
One of the most insidious things about enclosures is how they eradicate the culture of the commons and our memory of it.
Green Taxi Cooperative: Building an Alternative to the corporate “Sharing Economy”
The “Sharing Economy” is comprised of corporations like Uber and Airbnb—that don’t actually do much sharing. But real alternatives that build community and cooperative ownership are under development…
It’s Time for a Land Reform Movement
On a systems level, I am most excited about community land trusts as a way to move land out of the speculative real estate market and into the public trust.
The Sustainability Commons: Using Open Source Design to Address Climate Change
A growing movement that combines open source design with sustainability is creating an exciting alternative to profit-driven, proprietary sustainability products.
No Mere Resolution: The Vermont Legislature and the Steady State Economy
In Vermont, a famously beautiful and progressive land that has also offered us a viable presidential candidate, there was virtually unanimous support in the legislature for recognizing limits to economic growth, the problems caused by growth, and the solutions inherent to a steady state economy.
Emmanuel and Elizabeth at Pocheco: “Let’s change everything”
When you ring Pocheco, a company that makes 2 billion envelopes a year in their factory close to Lille in France, the holding message describes Pocheco as "the first ecolonomic factory in the world".
Beyond Crisis
Community currencies created by groups in Spain in response to the economic crisis alter fundamental aspects of the economic system and favor a more just society.
Planting Justice Creates Access to Living-wage Careers and Affordable Food
With the help of Slow Money Northern California, Planting Justice has purchased Rolling River Nursery, and expanded the operation in Sobrante Park, which has the highest unemployment and crime rate in Oakland.
Of Sun, Rain, and Anti-Utilitarianism: A Review of “Degrowth”
If the degrowth movement is going to get traction on the mass level, it’s going to need better stories: visions for a positive future that tap into the mythos.
Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm
In facing up to the many profound crises of our time, we face a conundrum that has no easy resolution: how are we to imagine and build a radically different system while living within the constraints of an incumbent system that aggressively resists transformational change?
New Book Gives Rare Insider View of Sharing City Seoul
A new ebook from Creative Commons Korea (CC Korea) provides an insider’s view into Sharing City, Seoul, a pioneering, city-wide sharing initiative.
