David Bollier

The Rise of Make-Your-Own Culture

January 21, 2005

The rise of make-your-own culture brings new juice into our culture.

Free Marketeers Want a Commons of Their Own

January 19, 2005

If you can't beat them, join them. Free marketeers want a commons of their own.

A New Battlefront for Cultural Diversity

January 14, 2005

A new battlefront for cultural diversity opens with a UNESCO global treaty.

Care and the Commons

December 23, 2004

Perhaps the most important commons of all are people who devote their time to taking care of others. But in the market economy, that is grossly undervalued.

A New Movement for Open Source Biology Is Launched

December 16, 2004

A new movement for open-source biology is launched.

Universities and Rent a Reputation Scams

December 11, 2004

Professors for Sale. The troubling trend of corporations paying schools to lend their names to articles penned by the company.

Open Source Weather

December 9, 2004

The National Weather Service opens its information up to the public in a far-sighted move.

The Commercialization of Chit-Chat

December 7, 2004

Companies want to control word-of-mouth in order to push their products. That enthusiastic recommendation from a friend may have been a paid commercial message.

Toward a "Literacy of Cooperation"

December 5, 2004

The overlooked power of cooperation is finally getting some serious attention in academia.

In Praise of Slowness

November 29, 2004

A new yearning for a less hectic, high speed life inspires a different vision for the future.

The Problem of the Anti-Commons in Filmmaking

November 22, 2004

The ridiculous reach of copyright laws impairs film making.

Buy Local Goes National

November 18, 2004

Act locally becomes more than just a slogan.