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“God is What Happens When Humanity is Connected”
posted Jul 19, 2011 - Jim Gilliam: Why the Internet is my religion.
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Harnessing the Multiplier Effect
by Nathanael Masseyposted Jun 17, 2011 - We're all familiar with vicious cycles. But what happens when solutions build on each other?
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The Public Library Manifesto
by David Morrisposted May 06, 2011 - Why libraries matter, and how we can save them.
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Don’t Get Fooled Again: Writing Our Own Economic Future
by Sarah Byrnesposted Apr 20, 2011 - My neighbors and I know we can't go back to the old economy. But what can we do to build a new one?
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Common Stories
by Kim Eckartposted Apr 10, 2011 - Do you ride the bus? Use the library? Walk on the sidewalk? Congratulations—you're already part of the commons movement.
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How to Design a Neighborhood for Happiness
by Jay Walljasperposted Apr 04, 2011 - The way we design our communities plays a huge role in how we experience our lives.
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What to Pack for Disaster—And What to Leave Behind
by Rebecca Solnitposted Mar 30, 2011 - Rebecca Solnit: When disaster strikes, don't forget your compassion and critical thinking—but leave your panic, cliches, and stereotypes at the door.
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In it Together: Organizing a Common Security Club
by Sarah Byrnesposted Feb 24, 2011 - How to overcome the obstacles and cultivate a caring, supportive community group in the face of tough economic times.
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People, Power, and Public Spaces
by Jay Walljasperposted Feb 22, 2011 - What the privatization of public spaces has to do with our likelihood of taking to the streets.
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EcoTipping Points: Strategies for Shifting from Decline to Restoration
by Gerald Martenposted Jan 26, 2011 - The EcoTipping Points Project has documented more than 100 stories of environmental recovery in communities around the world. What do these success stories have in common?
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The Not-So-Neutral Net
by Jenn Ettingerposted Jan 24, 2011 - The FCC’s new rules on Net Neutrality open the Internet to corporate discrimination. But it’s not too late to preserve Internet freedom.
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Rewriting the “Tragedy of the Commons”
by Bill McKibbenposted Jan 10, 2011 - We've been privatizing our way to disaster. It's time to chart a new course.
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All That We Share
by Jay Walljasperposted Dec 20, 2010 - Welcome to a new kind of movement—one that reshapes how we think about ownership and cooperation.
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At Climate Talks, an Answer Grows Outside
by Luis A. Ubiñasposted Dec 09, 2010 - In Mexico, communities own and manage their own forests, a proven method for reducing deforestation.
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51 Ways to Spark a Commons Revolution
by Jay Walljasperposted Oct 21, 2010 - What you can do, alone and with others, to share life.
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