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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.

October 12, 2005

Who Owns the Beach?

Surf's up! A string of court victories reaffirms the public's right to enjoy beaches in the U.S.
September 29, 2005

Sissifying The West

Today's Republicans are wimps by the standards of Theodore Roosevelt – a leader who understood the importance of the commons.
June 21, 2005

Success Stories of Environmental Justice

Success stories of environmental justice from the developing world.
April 18, 2005

Beaches Belong to Us All

David Geffen relents and obeys the law that gives the public the right to walk along public beaches in Malibu.
January 19, 2005

Free Marketeers Want a Commons of Their Own

If you can't beat them, join them. Free marketeers want a commons of their own.
December 5, 2004

Fair Game

Hunters and anglers benefit from a strong ethic of the commons, opening up a new constituency for the movement.
November 17, 2004

Is Protecting the Oceans a Public Trust?

Fish farming in the coastal waters of the US brings up environmental and commons issues.
September 16, 2004

The Growth Illusion: How Economic Growth Has Enriched the Few, Impoverished the Many, and Endangered the Planet

September 2, 2004

Rivers of Crud: Grazing Saddles the West with a Heck of a Problem

September 2, 2004

The Rancher Subsidy

Does Making Streets into Commons "Irk" Drivers--or Enliven Cities?

Zurich--famous for its conservatism--shows how to create a city for everyone

Photo by Kathy under a Creative Commons license. 

Young People Sue US Over Climate Change

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

Enlarging Our Sense of "the Economy"

It's time to stop markets from abusing the commons for hidden subsidies and free dumping