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COMMONS MAGAZINE

Politics and Government

Just as government is needed to help markets function efficiently and fairly, government is also necessary to facilitate a thriving commons – through regulatory oversight, access mandates, taxes and due process. Yet a key point of the commons movement is that government is not the sole means for fulfilling the aspirations of “we the people.”

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

From Our Next 4 Years' video "Why Save the Affordable Care Act?"

July 21, 2017

Video Zeroes in on What's at Stake with Obamacare

What's really going to happen?

From Our Next 4 Years' video "Why Save the Affordable Care Act?"

July 21, 2017

Video Zeroes in on What's at Stake with Obamacare

What's really going to happen?

From Our Next 4 Years' video "Why Save the Affordable Care Act?"

July 21, 2017

Video Zeroes in on What's at Stake with Obamacare

What's really going to happen?

Photo by Theresa Thompson under a Creative Commons license

November 12, 2016

America's Long (and Unfinished) Road to Democracy

Some historical context on US elections

Jonathan Tasini with Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail.

November 12, 2016

Political Revolution Marches on in New Podcast

Jonathan Tasini, author of the Essential Bernie Sanders, launches "The Working Life"

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 Victor Bautista under a Creative Commons license

November 11, 2016

First Step Toward Reconnecting a Fractured Country

Sidewalks, trails and other places we walk are where Americans of many backgrounds come together face-to-face

By Victor Bautista under a Creative Commons license

November 11, 2016

First Step Toward Connecting a Fractured Country

Sidewalks, trails and other places we walk are where Americans of many backgrounds come together face-to-face