COMMONS MAGAZINE

David Bollier

Stories by David Bollier
Even Dead Celebrities Sell

Even Dead Celebrities Sell

July 13, 2009
Ad Nauseam chronicles the manipulative pathologies of advertising culture.
New Attacks on the Web Commons

New Attacks on the Web Commons

July 10, 2009
Publishers want to outlaw unauthorized Web links, neuter search engines.
"Pirates" Get Political

"Pirates" Get Political

July 7, 2009
Sweden’s Pirate Party runs its own candidates and spawns an international movement.
Corporate Trawlers Try to Enclose Pacific Fish

Corporate Trawlers Try to Enclose Pacific Fish

July 7, 2009
Can the privatization of West Coast fisheries be stopped?
After Peak Oil and Global Warming

After Peak Oil and Global Warming

June 30, 2009
The Transition Towns movement leads the way in imagining and building a re-localized, more resilient future.
The Subversive Power of Commons-Based Businesses

The Subversive Power of Commons-Based Businesses

June 23, 2009
Credit unions offer better credit cards than banks.
Varieties of Enclosure & Commons Alternatives

Varieties of Enclosure & Commons Alternatives

June 17, 2009
Now available: English translations of Heinrich Boell Foundation collection of essays.
Back When Food Was Really Local

Back When Food Was Really Local

June 15, 2009
Author resurrects lost WPA book manuscript about American eating traditions.
The Stirrings of a "Degrowth Movement"

The Stirrings of a "Degrowth Movement"

June 9, 2009
Academics from around the world explore the (positive) implications of a no-growth economy.
Welcome TOSBack!

Welcome TOSBack!

June 8, 2009
EFF’s new website helps Internet users fight unfair terms-of-service contracts.
The Big Sellout

The Big Sellout

June 5, 2009