On AlterNet: commons

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

Goodbye Overconsumption: Why the Commons Can Save Us From Drowning in Too Much Stuff

Jay Walljasper, On the Commons. February 23, 2012.

Story of Stuff creator Annie Leonard talks about why the commons are so integral to our lives.

It's Time We Get to Cash in as Equity Owners of Our Common Wealth

Peter Barnes, On the Commons. February 18, 2012.

Let's pay dividends to equity owners in good old capitalist fashion. Except that the equity owners in question aren't owners of private wealth, they're owners of common wealth.

Vision: Fighting Privatization and Corporate Control By Taking Back the Commons

Maria Armoudian, AlterNet. March 3, 2011.

A new book, 'All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons,' asserts that protecting the commons can help save the environment, the economy and democracy.

How We've Proved the "Tragedy of the Commons" Wrong

Bill McKibben, YES! Magazine. January 20, 2011.

If we are to somehow ward off the coming catastrophes, we have to figure out how to cooperatively own and protect the single most important feature of our planet.

Vision: Reviving the Commons -- A Recipe for Political Optimism

Jay Walljasper, AlterNet. December 20, 2010.

The good life means more than private property -- all of us have a stake in what we share together.

We are Facing the Greatest Threat to Humanity: Only Fundamental Change Can Save Us

Maude Barlow, On the Commons. October 15, 2010.

Quite simply, human-centered governance systems are not working and we need new economic, development and environmental policies.

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

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. October 28, 2008.

The commons helps explain the sharp difference between presidential candidates this year.

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?