Economy and Markets

Conventional economic theory fails to account for the pivotal role of the commons in generating and distributing wealth. It is important to understand the limits of individual property rights and pay attention the wide benefits coming from the commons sector of the economy.

Business Can't Win the Privatization Game Without a Handicap

June 4, 2012 | by David Morris

Private sector depends on public subsidies to compete with public sector

Economic Security Beyond Jobs

February 16, 2012 | by Jay Walljasper

Let's pay dividends to everyone from our common wealth

A Brief History of How We Lost the Commons March 9, 2013 \| By Peter Barnes And what we must do to get it back	Reviving the Idea That Urban Land is Common Wealth March 9, 2013 \| By Rich Nymoen & Jeff Smith In the early 20th Century, Progressives saw urban land as common property
In Defense of Taxes January 21, 2013 \| By Andy Robinson Even if they cut into charitable giving	Greeks Stand Up to Protect Their Water From Privatization January 8, 2013 \| By Daniel Moss As foreign investors eye their public utilities, water workers scramble to create cooperatives
Be a Local (Economy) Hero This Holiday Season December 2, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper The old phrase “use or lose it” applies especially to neighborhood businesses	Icelanders Vote to Include Commons in Their Constitution November 14, 2012 \| By Jessica Conrad 81 percent want resources not privately owned to be declared national property
A 500-Year Revolution of the Rich Against the Poor October 22, 2012 \| By Jeremy Rifkin The loss of the Medieval commons still affects the world today	What's the Source of Rage in the Republican Party? October 15, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper Democrats' victory can help the commons-- but the real work now starts at the gressroots
The Hidden Issue in This Year's Campaign September 22, 2012 \| By Alex Marshall Government vs. Free Market misses the point. Government creates markets.	Where Do We Go From Here? September 21, 2012 \| By James Gustave Speth A leading figure in the environmental movement offers a manifesto for America the Possible

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Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

A Latino Entrepreneur Who is Pioneering "Commons-Based Development" with Immigrants

“Common sense” is a term Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin repeatedly uses with ever increasing enthusiasm to describe the Hillside Farmers Cooperative he is creating with Latino farmers in southern Minnesota. Sometimes he pronounces it, “commons sense.”

A Brief History of How We Lost the Commons March 9, 2013 \| By Peter Barnes And what we must do to get it back	Reviving the Idea That Urban Land is Common Wealth March 9, 2013 \| By Rich Nymoen & Jeff Smith In the early 20th Century, Progressives saw urban land as common property
In Defense of Taxes January 21, 2013 \| By Andy Robinson Even if they cut into charitable giving	Greeks Stand Up to Protect Their Water From Privatization January 8, 2013 \| By Daniel Moss As foreign investors eye their public utilities, water workers scramble to create cooperatives
Be a Local (Economy) Hero This Holiday Season December 2, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper The old phrase “use or lose it” applies especially to neighborhood businesses	Icelanders Vote to Include Commons in Their Constitution November 14, 2012 \| By Jessica Conrad 81 percent want resources not privately owned to be declared national property
A 500-Year Revolution of the Rich Against the Poor October 22, 2012 \| By Jeremy Rifkin The loss of the Medieval commons still affects the world today	What's the Source of Rage in the Republican Party? October 15, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper Democrats' victory can help the commons-- but the real work now starts at the gressroots
The Hidden Issue in This Year's Campaign September 22, 2012 \| By Alex Marshall Government vs. Free Market misses the point. Government creates markets.	Where Do We Go From Here? September 21, 2012 \| By James Gustave Speth A leading figure in the environmental movement offers a manifesto for America the Possible

Commons Magazine

Economy and Markets

Business Can't Win the Privatization Game Without a Handicap

Economic Security Beyond Jobs

A Brief History of How We Lost the Commons

Reviving the Idea That Urban Land is Common Wealth

In Defense of Taxes

Greeks Stand Up to Protect Their Water From Privatization

Be a Local (Economy) Hero This Holiday Season

Icelanders Vote to Include Commons in Their Constitution

A 500-Year Revolution of the Rich Against the Poor

What's the Source of Rage in the Republican Party?

The Hidden Issue in This Year's Campaign

Where Do We Go From Here?

Commoners

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

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