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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.

December 23, 2011

How to Boost Biking and Walking in Your Town

Twin Cities shows big increases in 2011. Here's why.
December 14, 2011

Water Belongs to All of Us

December 12, 2011

At Last, A New Story for the Future

Bill McKibben's introduction to OTC's book All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons
November 2, 2011

Elinor Ostrom Outlines Best Strategies for Managing the Commons

Nobel Prize winner headlines the Minneapolis Festival of the Commons, co-sponsored by On the Commons
October 2, 2011

Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Managing A Commmons

OTC co-sponsers a Commons Festival featuring the Nobel Prize winner Oct. 7-8 in Minneapolis
September 8, 2011

Our Last Chance: Listen to the Wombat

Everything we need to know can be learned from a fuzzy marsupial starring in this video
September 6, 2011

Trusts: A Uniquely Commons Form of Ownership

Not private, not government, they preserve resources for the public good
August 28, 2011

Hundreds Arrested in D.C. Tar Sands Protests

Greens pressure Obama to do the right thing on risky pipeline
August 17, 2011

The Planet Strikes Back

The commons becomes our stage for stopping crimes against the Earth