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On AlterNet: commons

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "commons"

Despite Rising Demand, We May Be at Risk of Losing Public Services Like Transit and Libraries

Despite Rising Demand, We May Be at Risk of Losing Public Services Like Transit and Libraries

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. February 20, 2009.
Privatization is steadily undermining the things we all depend upon -- libraries, transit, parks, water systems, schools and public safety.

McCain vs. Obama = Extreme Individualism vs. Commons-Based Society

McCain vs. Obama = Extreme Individualism vs. Commons-Based Society

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2008.
The commons helps explain the sharp difference between presidential candidates this year.

The Next Stage of Capitalism

The Next Stage of Capitalism

David Morris, AlterNet. January 5, 2007.
In his new book Capitalism 3.0, Peter Barnes writes that the costs of our current capitalist system are clear: inequality, stressful lives and a dwindling financial safety net. But how do we revise such a complex system?