Commons Magazine

Commons Magazine is your gateway to the latest thinking and action in the commons movement. We pay close attention to how communities around the world are discovering the commons as a way to solve problems and to share what belong to all of us equitably – including future generations. You’ll find profiles of everyday people making a difference, groundbreaking ideas that will prove useful in your own life, as well as current news examined in fresh ways through a commons lens.

January 2012 Edition

Is the Super Bowl Socialist? By any definition, the February 5 Super Bowl in Republican-dominated Indiana is socialist from head to toe.	Challenging the Republican's Five Myths on Inequality The Republican position on inequality rests on five statements, all false.
Caring for Those Who Care Parents, teachers, nurses, volunteers, day care providers, social workers are the backbone of our social commons	How Obama Can Guarantee a Second Term Stand in the doorway of a post office scheduled for closing and declare "Not on my watch".
Great Movies, Music, Art & Stories That Evoke the Commons An artistic canon of collaboration and sharing (Please add your favorites)	12 Reasons You'll Be Hearing More About the Commons The time is ripe for more sharing, collaboration and solidarity

December 2011 Edition

How to Boost Biking and Walking in Your Town Twin Cities shows big increases in 2011. Here's why.	Occupy Giving Why do the 1% give less than the rest of us?
In Defense of Hippies & Others Who Live Outside the System It's the clean cut Wall Street types who swindled America	How to Grow a Healthy Local Food System OTC brings a commons framework to developing the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council
Occupy Economics Departments Conventional economists have a lot to answer for but will they listen?	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
The Real Rationale for Irrational Rhetoric The Republicans' extreme views are designed to shut down constructive discussion

November 2011 Edition

Beloved Commons That Are Not Actually Commons Support your favorite local, independent shops	The One Percent Actually Benefits from Tax Increases on the Wealthy Chuck Collins, who was born into the one percent, explains why in a TED video
From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy Your Street It's time for Occupy actions to branch out into the neighborhoods	You May Already Be a Commoner If... Find out by taking this short quiz
The Occupy Movement is Too Big to Be Shut Down "The start of a new era in America", according to Jeffrey Sachs	Reclaiming and Redefining America's Hopes The commons worldview can helps us accomplish great things together--really
Give to the Max for the Commons Today is Give to the Max Day in Minnesota – a day to celebrate and support your favorite organization, including On the Commons	Occupy the Commons How the values of collaboration and sharing fuel the impact of Occupy protests
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