From: Jay Walljasper [mailto:jay@...]

 

 

Friends and Colleagues:

 

Here is the latest newsletter from OnTheCommons.org, which tracks a whole range of issues and ideas related to creating a commons-based society. My colleague David Bollier and I edit the website, and once a month we send out this newsletter to interested parties.  I am also writing a book about the commons, due out in 2010. 

 

If you would like to subscribe, see http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5475/t/3583/signUp.jsp?key=435

 

 

Best, Jay Walljasper

 

 

DECEMBER 5, 2008
The commons moment is now A change of leadership in Washington. A sinking economy. The time is ripe for fresh commons-based ideas to move society forward. On the Commons Fellow Jay Walljasper surveys the possibilities. READ MORE
On the Commons is a network of citizens and organizations working toward a commons-based society. The commons refers to all the natural and socially-created resources that belong to all of us-everything from water to the internet to public libraries. If used wisely the commons will benefit everyone, including future generations. INITIATIVES AND IDEAS FROM ON THE COMMONS OTC's advice to Obama What he should do in the first 100 days. READ MORE Commons rocks Austria David Bollier reports from an indie music festival. READ MORE Washington Post endorses Cap-and-Dividend, the paper says, "is not a radical notion." READ MORE Spread the wealth Republicans don't understand the middle class, says Chuck Collins. READ MORE Cap-and-Dividend hits Forbes Bill McKibben interviews OTC cofounder Peter Barnes.READ MORE What economists don't know Jonathan Rowe shows mistakes they make. READ MORE NEWS OF THE COMMONS Bush's last stand One last giveaway to oil companies. READ MORE Akron not down the drain Voters reject privatization of their sewer system. READ MORE Go with Flow A new documentary chronicles the movement to protect our water supply. READ MORE Public space, healing space The power of community gardens. READ MORE Pirates reconsidered They're not what you think-then and now. READ MORE Playtime at the commons Hurray for the stick! READ MORE Debating public domain Different views in North and South. READ MORE	Obama could transform the way government runs Throughout the campaign he amassed a vast database of supporters. This network could become an open source political movement helping fulfill Obama's promise of change. On the Commons Fellow David Bollier explains. READ MORE   Wall Street bailout x 10 It takes $7 trillion of our money to save "private" enterprise. READ MORE   House of Commons Life, love and laughter in a cooperative household. READ MORE   COMMONS CHAMPION Every vote counts At the center of the recount between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie-who describes voting as "a civic commons." READ MORE   COMMONS CHAMPION Studs Terkel (1912-2008) The great chronicler of America's commons. READ MORE   The Great American Neighborhood Welcome to Jacobsburg. READ MORE