“The Gleaners and I”
November 21, 2009
Filmmaker Agnès Varda explores the practice of gleaning in modern-day France.
Care To Try to Define the Commons?
July 15, 2008
Blogging from the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons in Cheltenham, England.
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Sharecropping on the Star Wars “Commons”
May 29, 2007
Digital sharecropping on the Lucas plantation. You can mash-up _Star Wars_ clips for free, but the media giant owns what you produce.
Jonathan Lethem's Tribute to Culture as a Gift Economy
March 23, 2007
A writer who walks his talk about creativity as a gift.
"Thirst" Chronicles the Fight Against Water Enclosures
March 12, 2007
A new movie and book chronicle citizen opposition to corporate takeovers of their water supplies.
An Unreasonable Man
February 2, 2007
Ralph Nader: the controversial legacy of an unreasonable man.
The Improbable Success of Nollywood
September 22, 2006
The improbable success of Nollywood – Nigeria's booming film industry is a marvel of creative energy.
Big Media’s Ambivalence about Commons-based Creativity
August 8, 2006
To mash-up or not mash-up? Big media's ambivalence about commons-based creativity.
Talent & The Commons
July 11, 2006
A vexing question for those who claim that "information wants to be free." How do artists, writers, reporters, and researchers get paid so they can keep giving us what we want?
