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For Thriving Public Spaces, Just Add Seating
by Jonathan Roweposted Mar 21, 2013 - Could it be as simple as that? Author Jonathan Rowe thought so, and tried it out in his own hometown.
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Why Post-Sandy America Needs State Banks More than Ever
by Ellen Brownposted Jan 07, 2013 - If we the people want the sort of security in emergencies that is available to the owners of Wall Street banks, we need to own some banks ourselves.
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Detroiters Question “World’s Largest Urban Farm”
by James Trimarcoposted Dec 11, 2012 - To many Detroit residents—and especially to its established urban gardeners—the approval of a large-scale urban farm raises serious questions about the future of food and land in the city.
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To Change Our Direction, It’s Time to Follow Nature’s Lead
by Sarah van Gelderposted Nov 19, 2012 - It takes humility to recognize that what we’ve called progress isn’t always for the better. Sometimes nature’s original idea was a better one.
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5 Ways to Protect the Rights of Future Generations
by Melanie Jae Martinposted Oct 16, 2012 - This fall, 150 women gathered in the desert town of Moab, Utah, to discuss the changes we would need to respect the rights of future generations.
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For Sale: The Sacred Center of the Sioux Universe
by Winona LaDukeposted Aug 22, 2012 - The site of Pe’ Sla has been privately owned since 1876, but indigenous people have always been free to worship there. All that could change on August 25, when the land is set to be auctioned off.
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The Story of the Commons
by Jay Walljasperposted Mar 16, 2012 - Tired of the privatization of everything? You’re not alone. Annie Leonard on how we can recognize and rebuild the things we all share.
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Is It Time to Occupy the Commons?
by Alexa Bradleyposted Feb 27, 2012 - A report from the Occupy Wall Street Forum on the Commons.
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What If Corporations Couldn’t Use Our Commons For Free?
by Peter Barnesposted Feb 21, 2012 - Peter Barnes: How our shared resources could become a source of common wealth.
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A People’s History of Robin Hood
by Paul Buhleposted Feb 15, 2012 - For hundreds of years, he’s fought tax injustice, tyranny, and the seizure of the commons. Why we still need him today.
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Graduates Get a Crash Course in Sharing
by Malcolm Harrisposted Oct 26, 2011 - How new graduates are improvising when expected careers aren’t panning out.
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Inside Occupy Wall Street’s Nearly Last Night
by Olivia Rosaneposted Oct 15, 2011 - What was it like to be in Zuccotti Park in the hours before the owners’ planned eviction of protesters?
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The Resilient Library
by Cat Johnsonposted Sep 30, 2011 - Even in a time when libraries are facing steep cuts, we’re using them more than ever—in more ways than ever.
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Living Right on the “Wrong” Side of Town
by Corbyn Hightowerposted Sep 07, 2011 - When Corbyn Hightower’s financial world fell apart, a ragtag community came together to show how lively neighborhoods grow new livelihoods.
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Arrivederci, Water Profiteers
by Daniel Mossposted Jul 22, 2011 - “Water is a common good.” Why 96 percent of Italian voters rejected their government’s push for water privatization.
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