Alternatives to Political Systems
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Sustainability Is Political Freedom and Peaceful Protest
Every four years Americans have cause for celebration or panic. Fear grips half the nation while the other half enjoys a…
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Soil, Struggle and Justice – Agroecology in the Brazilian Landless Movement
This film examines a cooperative of the Brazilian Landless Movement (MST) in the South of Brazil, which struggled for access…
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Pia Mancini: How to Upgrade Democracy for the Internet Era
Pia Mancini and her colleagues want to upgrade democracy in Argentina and beyond. Through their open-source mobile platform they want…
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Scotland Can Show the World that Small is Beautiful
And challenge the preeminent power of corporations to defy governments elected by the people. by David Morris Scots rally for…
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Seven Reasons Why World Peace is Possible
Introduction The 21st of September will be International Day of Peace. It may seem a little premature to declare that…
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Someone Else’s Story
Scots voting no to independence would be an astonishing act of self-harm. Imagine that the question was posed the other…
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Earth Democracy (video)
Earth Democracy promises to bring a deeper sense of democracy — one serving not only the people but our entire…
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Ten Grassroots Environmental Justice Campaigns from Around the World
Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture Andhra Pradesh in India has been called the pesticide capital of the world. Pesticides cost farmers…
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Not Socialism, Not Capitalism… Distributism Seeks Community Power
Not socialism, not capitalism… distributism seeks community power. by Jay Walljasper, On the Commons Conservatives, progressives and everyone else likes…
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The Next Economy (video)
An excellent little video on transitioning from Globalization to Eco-Localism. Lots of food for thought.
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Commons Way of Life vs. Market Way of Life
by Silke Helfrich The market has always been with us. What’s new about life in the last three hundred years…
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Ecuador Takes First Step Toward a Commons Economy
Government sponsors research on how to transition to commoning and open networks. by David Bollier A child during a parade…
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