Science and Health

Science is fundamentally a collective pursuit of knowledge through open sharing and collaboration over many generations. Advances in health care and wellness also flow from public research and healing traditions that belong to us all. An urgent challenge of out time is finding a better balance between commerce and the commons in these critical areas that profoundly affect everyone.

The Power of Open Data

August 17, 2010 | by David Bollier

How large-scale sharing and collaboration are helping to solve medical mysteries.

The Health Care Crisis Few of Us Recognize

September 26, 2009 | by Jonathan Rowe

How an Unhealthy Obsession with Economic Growth Makes Us Sick

The Real Tragedy April 30, 2013 \| By Jonathan Rowe Ecological ruin stems from what happens to--not what is caused by--the commons	Germs We Share February 9, 2013 \| By Jay Walljasper Flu season reminds us once again that public health is a commons we all depend on
Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy December 20, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy: How to protect the ocean commons and coastal communities who depend on its long-term health	Why Health Care is a Commons November 27, 2012 \| by Jay Walljasper Why Health Care is a Commons: Good health depends on clean air, clean water, good food and strong communities.
Why Do Politicians Break Promises About Tackling Climate Change? October 10, 2012 \| By Eric Knight The problem may not be their lack of integrity, but how we frame the issue	Is It All About Hormones? October 9, 2012 \| By David Morris From the Boy Scouts to the Vatican to Wall Street, male decisionmakers act far differently than women
U.S. Health Care Debate: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous July 30, 2012 \| By David Morris The American debate sounds absurd (and heartless) to the rest of the industrialized world	1st: Protect Obama's Health Care Reform. 2nd: Move Toward a Public Option June 28, 2012 \| By David Morris Lessons from Canada in creating a health care commons step-by-step
To Young People, Justice is a Key Ingredient in Good Food June 24, 2012 \| By Yoni Landau Cooperative restaurants sprout on many campuses	Health Care Showdown Shows Obama's Political Courage May 4, 2012 \| By David Morris With health insurance reform, Obama put the good of the country ahead of political considerations

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The Real Tragedy April 30, 2013 \| By Jonathan Rowe Ecological ruin stems from what happens to--not what is caused by--the commons	Germs We Share February 9, 2013 \| By Jay Walljasper Flu season reminds us once again that public health is a commons we all depend on
Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy December 20, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy: How to protect the ocean commons and coastal communities who depend on its long-term health	Why Health Care is a Commons November 27, 2012 \| by Jay Walljasper Why Health Care is a Commons: Good health depends on clean air, clean water, good food and strong communities.
Why Do Politicians Break Promises About Tackling Climate Change? October 10, 2012 \| By Eric Knight The problem may not be their lack of integrity, but how we frame the issue	Is It All About Hormones? October 9, 2012 \| By David Morris From the Boy Scouts to the Vatican to Wall Street, male decisionmakers act far differently than women
U.S. Health Care Debate: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous July 30, 2012 \| By David Morris The American debate sounds absurd (and heartless) to the rest of the industrialized world	1st: Protect Obama's Health Care Reform. 2nd: Move Toward a Public Option June 28, 2012 \| By David Morris Lessons from Canada in creating a health care commons step-by-step
To Young People, Justice is a Key Ingredient in Good Food June 24, 2012 \| By Yoni Landau Cooperative restaurants sprout on many campuses	Health Care Showdown Shows Obama's Political Courage May 4, 2012 \| By David Morris With health insurance reform, Obama put the good of the country ahead of political considerations

Commons Magazine

Science and Health

The Power of Open Data

The Health Care Crisis Few of Us Recognize

The Real Tragedy

Germs We Share

Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy

Why Health Care is a Commons

Why Do Politicians Break Promises About Tackling Climate Change?

Is It All About Hormones?

U.S. Health Care Debate: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

1st: Protect Obama's Health Care Reform. 2nd: Move Toward a Public Option

To Young People, Justice is a Key Ingredient in Good Food

Health Care Showdown Shows Obama's Political Courage

Commoners

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

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