local economies

July 23, 2008 / Jay Walljasper

But modern zoning laws make it illegal in many places.

April 28, 2008 / Jay Walljasper

Bookstores, record stores, coffee shops and other independent businesses offer more than stuff to buy–they are an essential part of our communities.

September 25, 2007 / David Morris

Commonizing Tax Incentives

A tax system filled with "tax breaks" to encourage various worthwhile efforts is inherently biased in favor of the wealthy.

January 10, 2007 / Ted Howard

Expanding the Commons by Building Community Economic Wealth

There's an entire community sector to the economy that business pages overlook.

January 9, 2007 / David Bollier

Growing Local Value

Surge of new interest in sustaining locally-owned businesses paints the way to a new economy.

November 13, 2006 / Jonathan Rowe

Blue Commoners, And Abstraction In The Red Zone

What is irrational to economists is fundamental to the vitality of our communities.

September 1, 2006 / Daniel Moss

Reclaiming Shelf Space for Commons-Friendly Food

Global trade rules are threatening family farms and local economies in developing nations. Now farmers are fighting back with a new vision of global food sovereignty.

January 23, 2006 / Jay Walljasper

Where Everyone Knows Your Name: Public Life in Private Places

Where everyone knows your name: how private places sometimes function as public commons.

January 18, 2006 / Jay Walljasper

How Dooney’s Café in Toronto and a Minneapolis junk shop with no name make the world a better place.

June 1, 2005 / David Bollier

The Dangers of Faux Localism

Everyone knows the importance of local institutions with character and soul. That's why national chains try to pass themselves off as examples of local charm.