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COMMONS MAGAZINE

Environment

Economic growth that depends upon depleting nature is not “progress,” but wanton destruction of a vital commons. Our mission is to draw attention to this theft of commonly owned wealth and promote ways to restore natural ecosystems through better commons management systems.

A thriving shopping street lined with local businesses

February 15, 2019

State of the Commons 2041

A look back at a political, cultural & economic revolution that saved the world

A thriving shopping street lined with local businesses

February 15, 2019

State of the Commons 2041

A look back at a political, cultural & economic revolution that saved the world

Photo by Kathy under a Creative Commons license

November 12, 2016

Young People Sue US Over Climate Change

Federal court judge dismisses objections by government and fossil fuel industry in landmark lawsuit

By Michael Geminder under a Creative Commons licesne

September 28, 2016

The Greening of the Commons

New research shows green space we can all use boosts our health
August 17, 2016

A Great Lakes Commons Journey

Download your free traveler's guide to his unaparalleled natural and human wonder.
March 28, 2016

The Art of the Wild

Painter Thomas Paquette celebrates a half-century of the Wilderness Act

Canadians of all backgrounds rally for First Nations' rights in Vancouver at an Idle No More demonstration in 2012. (Photo by Eyesplash under a Creative Commons license.)

January 21, 2016

The Best Defense Against Ecological Ruin

Enforcing laws that protect rights of Indigenous People, says a Canadian initiative

Bernie Sanders speaking in Des Moines. (Photo by Phil Roeder under a Creative Commons license) 

January 18, 2016

The Authenticity of Bernie Sanders

He can win because of his vision for a caring, sustainable, more just and fairer USA

Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel under a Creative Commons license.

November 10, 2015

New York State Shook by Power of Bottom-Up Politics

2 ½ major victories for grassroots campaigns---minimum wage, fracking and school testing

A three-acre wasteland on the South Side of Chicago is now an urban oasis. (Photo courtesy of Eden Place)

September 28, 2015

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle---and Reclaim Common Places

The next, new stage in saving the environment