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Subject: News on the commons: November 2011
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On the Commons

NOVEMBER 2011

What’s on the Commons

Occupy the Commons

How the values of collaboration and sharing fuel the success of Occupy protests … READ MORE

On the Commons is a network of citizens and organizations working toward a commons-based society. The commons refers to the natural and socially-created commons belonging to all of us that-when used wisely and fairly-will benefit everyone, including future generations.

INITIATIVES AND IDEAS FROM
ON THE COMMONS

OTC Co-Sponsors Commons Festival

How what we share can be managed sustainably and equitably … READ MORE

NEWS OF THE COMMONS

Why is the GOP Targeting Bicyclists?

Minneapolis’ rise as a top bike city owes a lot to federal funding … READ MORE

COMMONER

Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein

Why Occupy Wall Street “is the most important thing in the world” … READ MORE

The War Comes Home to Wall Street

After 10 years, change is in the air … READ MORE

Live From Wall Street

A dispatch from Zuccotti Park … READ MORE

COMMONS QUOTES

“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there, good for you, but I want to be clear—you moved your goods to market on roads the rest of us paid for.”

—Elizabeth Warren

“My earlier political work was all about scarcity. The commons is more about abundance”

—Ana Micka, On the Commons co-director

“I store my surplus grain in my neighbors' bellies”

—-A saying from India

Five Rule Changes to Help the 99 Percent

Putting the commons into practice, by David Morris … READ MORE

We Power

The Occupy movements reinvigorate hope in America. Julie Ristau and Alexa Bradley explain why it took so long … READ MORE

Elinor Ostrom’s Strategies for Managing the Commons

Nobel Prize winner headlines OTC’s Festival of the Commons … READ MORE

Occupy Main Street

Frustration about Wall Street greed boils over in Middle America. A report from Traverse City, Michigan … READ MORE

Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street

Finally, a real populist movement rises … READ MORE

COMMONING

The Little Library That Could

Free neighborhood libraries pop up on street corners everywhere … READ MORE

COMMONER

Commons Arises on the Campaign Trail

Elizabeth Warren evokes what we share in Massachusetts Senate Race … SEE THE VIDEO

How 1 Percent Grabbed So Much of Our Wealth

The economic benefits of knowledge—which belong to all of us—flow to the rich, says Gar Alperovitz … READ MORE

The Architect Has No Clothes

Why so much modern design looks harsh and feels inhospitable … READ MORE

On the commons

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