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COMMONS MAGAZINE

Commons Strategies

A wide number of new strategies exist for assuring that the commons, in its many forms, is protected and enhanced over time. Some involve government and law, others depend on informal governance and social sanctions, while still others work with market mechanisms and other hybrid models.

February 23, 2007

Commons Language: Provide The Words And They Will Speak

The commons is all around us, even if we don't have the words to describe it. But actions speak louder than words.
February 5, 2007

An Amazing Day in Massachusetts

Shifting political winds provide an opening for a commons-based climate solution.
February 3, 2007

Vermont Considers a Commons Trust

Vermont considers bold legislation to preserve the state's common wealth.
January 17, 2007

Using Oil Revenues to Build Community Wealth and Create Income Equality

The Alaska Permanent Fund shows how the concept of commons can boost income equality.
December 21, 2006

The Void in Our Language

To protect the commons, we need to forge a new kind of language that movingly expresses its importance to all of us.
December 12, 2006

The Rise of the Commons in Latin America

Report on a landmark commons conference in Mexico City.
November 15, 2006

Art, Theater and the Commons

Artists reclaim the commons in works rooted in community life.
September 10, 2006

Technology and The Commons

Two key concepts explored.
September 3, 2006

The Language of the Commons

Getting the language right is the first step to protecting and expanding the commons.
August 31, 2006

Varieties of Peer Production

The commons takes many forms when applied in society.
Thinking Beyond the Nation-State

Thinking Beyond the Nation-State

Youth summit in Brussels will explore global interdependence.

The State of the Union Address President Obama Should Have Given

It's time to speak hard truths. The U.S. is the richest country on earth. But the way we spend our money makes us one of the poorer.

Expanding the Meaning of the Commons

Expanding the Meaning of the Commons

As our understanding of the commons evolves, so does our language to describe it