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What can bind people together beyond the minimal social and civic ties? David Bollier argues that the Commons can be the driver for systemic change
Every so often I am invited to write a piece that in effect answers the question, “Why the commons?” I invariably find new answers to that question.
People around the world are increasingly identifying as global citizens, according to a new BBC poll that shines a light on changing attitudes.
The following article, originally published in Enlivening Edge, is the first in a series of 7 looking at health and healthcare from a commons perspective.
What exactly is the P2P Foundation? I consider it an invaluable resource of archived information about the history of peer production and related topics.
The growth of information continues exponentially until it exceeds the social processes (institutions) and technological structures that produced it.
D-CENT invites you to an exciting week-long programme of activities which showcase and celebrate the results of the D-CENT project.
The 3rd Industrial Revolution is not really limited to computers or the internet. The revolution is expressed through the networking of everything
According to the Shadow Chancellor, the Labour Party will double the size of the UK co-operative sector if in power, as a way to boost the economy.
If the future of finance is going to be digital, we want it to be populated with those who value the deeper tenets of open source philosophy
As factors of production, people are no longer human beings, but commodities bought and sold in labor markets, so called wage slaves, or “human capital”.
A series of 3 excerpts on commonifying the fictitious commodities identified by Karl Polany, i.e. land, money and labor, from an essay by Gary Flomenhoft.
PROCOMUNS, a 3 day event held in Barcelona to discuss commons-oriented approaches to public policy, peer production and the collaborative economy.
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Sharing is not an opposite of ownership nor a panacea. But we can make use of existing resources rather than create everything we need.
Brilliant explanation of why the social insurance model of the 20th century is dying and why the basic income is the unavoidable alternative.
Video panel exploring questions of why decentralization is relevant. The session addressed this topic with examples from projects like D-CENT and Pump.io, as well as the digital social innovation ecosystem in Europe. There was also a presentation about the European strategy for Collective Awareness Platforms and distributed infrastructures. Featuring David Rozas, Loretta Anania, Irina Bolychevsky,... Continue reading →
This paper analyses the main fault lines of the industrial food system and the consequences of the absolute commodification of food.
Video panel exploring the Commons in the city and internationally. Featuring Christian Iaione, Eloísa Piñeiro Orge, George Dafermos and Joan Subirats.
Michel Bauwens' initial analysis of Kojin Karatani's 'The Structures of World History' and how these insights potentially enrich P2P theory.
It is time to systematically dismantle this wealth hoarding system. Now that we know what it is and how it was built, we can tear it apart piece by piece.
"The state is like a household that should not spend more than it earns" This kind of ‘handbag economics’ draws its analogy from erroneous myths.
The real wealth in the future does not come from saving labor but in creating new kinds of things to do. Long-term wealth depends on making new labor.
What does the SYRIZA experience have to teach us about the potential of democratic politics to bring about economic and social transformation?
Those who continue to uphold the existing, highly skewed international economic and financial order delay the realization of human rights by many decades.
One of Shareable’s core projects this year is to produce a new book and digital database comprised of case studies and model policies to support the growth of Sharing Cities.
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