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The Story of the Commons
by Jay Walljasperposted Mar 16, 2012 - Tired of the privatization of everything? You’re not alone. Annie Leonard on how we can recognize and rebuild the things we all share.
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Is It Time to Occupy the Commons?
by Alexa Bradleyposted Feb 27, 2012 - A report from the Occupy Wall Street Forum on the Commons.
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What If Corporations Couldn’t Use Our Commons For Free?
by Peter Barnesposted Feb 21, 2012 - Peter Barnes: How our shared resources could become a source of common wealth.
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A People’s History of Robin Hood
by Paul Buhleposted Feb 15, 2012 - For hundreds of years, he’s fought tax injustice, tyranny, and the seizure of the commons. Why we still need him today.
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Graduates Get a Crash Course in Sharing
by Malcolm Harrisposted Oct 26, 2011 - How new graduates are improvising when expected careers aren’t panning out.
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Inside Occupy Wall Street’s Nearly Last Night
by Olivia Rosaneposted Oct 15, 2011 - What was it like to be in Zuccotti Park in the hours before the owners’ planned eviction of protesters?
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The Resilient Library
by Cat Johnsonposted Sep 30, 2011 - Even in a time when libraries are facing steep cuts, we’re using them more than ever—in more ways than ever.
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Living Right on the “Wrong” Side of Town
by Corbyn Hightowerposted Sep 07, 2011 - When Corbyn Hightower’s financial world fell apart, a ragtag community came together to show how lively neighborhoods grow new livelihoods.
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Arrivederci, Water Profiteers
by Daniel Mossposted Jul 22, 2011 - “Water is a common good.” Why 96 percent of Italian voters rejected their government’s push for water privatization.
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“God is What Happens When Humanity is Connected”
posted Jul 19, 2011 - Jim Gilliam: Why the Internet is my religion.
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Harnessing the Multiplier Effect
by Nathanael Masseyposted Jun 17, 2011 - We're all familiar with vicious cycles. But what happens when solutions build on each other?
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The Public Library Manifesto
by David Morrisposted May 06, 2011 - Why libraries matter, and how we can save them.
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Don’t Get Fooled Again: Writing Our Own Economic Future
by Sarah Byrnesposted Apr 20, 2011 - My neighbors and I know we can't go back to the old economy. But what can we do to build a new one?
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Common Stories
by Kim Eckartposted Apr 10, 2011 - Do you ride the bus? Use the library? Walk on the sidewalk? Congratulations—you're already part of the commons movement.
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How to Design a Neighborhood for Happiness
by Jay Walljasperposted Apr 04, 2011 - The way we design our communities plays a huge role in how we experience our lives.
