David Bollier

Will the Internet Survive as a Commons?

Cable broadband & telcos win court ruling that lets them control network traffic as they wish.

Apple’s iPad makes itself the new gatekeeper over our freedom to create and share

A federal court breaks with apparent precedent and strikes down gene patents for breast cancer.

Rebecca Solnit explores the spontaneous commons that arise in the midst of disaster.

Volunteers digitize thousands of government films and videos and put them online.

If corporations are people, as the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled, why not let corporations run for office?

New book explores the constructive role of civil disobedience in improving property law.

Now there is a name for the emotional distress caused by ecological destruction.

North Dakota shows how a public bank can save taxpayers money, expand access to credit and stabilize the economy.

The Panton Principles seeks to promote "open data" commons in science.

New UN-sponsored study estimates the "externalities" of 3,000 corporations at $2.2 trillion.

Pub customers are converting their favorite watering holes into local coops.