Monthly Archives: May 2017

Commoning: a different way of living and acting together – within capitalism but with a trajectory past it. Commons are products and resources that are created, cared for and used in a shared way in a great variety of forms. … Continue reading →

By the onset of the Great Depression, few people in the rural United States had electricity at home—about 10 percent. The power companies that had lit up the cities simply didn’t see enough profit in serving far-flung farmers. But gradually … Continue reading →

Yet another editorial where the highlight is the high number of academic publications in degrowth. The multidisciplinary nature of these publications (technology, health,culture, happiness, extractivism, policies, transition, power, strategies, etc) explore the different roots, challenges and proposals of degrowth. This … Continue reading →

Some believe that the commons are incompatible with commodity markets. Others claim that markets and commons may form mutually beneficial relations with each other. What are your own views on this issue? I think it is entirely possible for markets … Continue reading →

Michel Bauwens: Ghent is a mid-sized city of about 300,000 inhabitants, with a huge student population, and a prestigious history. It was once the biggest city in northwestern Europe (12th-13th century). It has had a progressive red-green-blue city coalition for … Continue reading →

Reality can be only what you can perceive and it would seem that nothing can exist – for you – beyond your perception sphere… In practice, there is a twilight zone in which you can vaguely perceive that “something” exists … Continue reading →

A 500-year-old economic and political system is dying. ‘Trump trauma’ is affecting people around the world, but the current climate (in every sense of the word) is not the result of one man alone. While we come to grips with … Continue reading →

An abundance of degrowth-related events will be taking place this summer. There is something for everyone. We hope you will make the right pick! The editing team https://www.degrowth.de/de/?wysija-page=1&controller=email&action=view&email_id=83&wysijap=subscriptions/

The Commons is a concept and practice that has been steadily gathering increased attention and advocates. Deeply rooted in human history, it’s difficult to settle on a single definition that covers its broad potential for social, economic, cultural and political … Continue reading →

This post originally appeared in On The Commons. An excerpt from the recent book SOS: Alternatives to Capitalism (New Internationalist Publications). Finding ways to democratically control our common wealth, from Quebec to India Richard Swift: The commons is not just a battlefield between corporate predators … Continue reading →