We citizens hold the Commons as constitutional rights; natural rights endowed to us and to future generations. This is the social contract between people and government. Without the public trust, government is useless—or worse, an enabler.
Destroying the Commons> How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta By Noam Chomsky July 22, 2012 Tom Dispatch Down the road only a few generations, the millennium of Magna Carta, one of the great events in the establishment of civil and human rights, will arrive. Whether it will be celebrated, mourned, or ignored is More
Destroying the Commons> How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta By Noam Chomsky July 22, 2012 Tom Dispatch Down the road only a few generations, the millennium of Magna Carta, one of the great events in the establishment of civil and human rights, will arrive. Whether it will be celebrated, mourned, or ignored is More
THE COMMONS MATTER Anne Winkler Morey May 23, 2012 There is a woman in Concrete, WA who has started a campaign called Why Concrete Matters. Her strategy is simple: to photograph beloved places in her small town, with a sign that says “This Place Matters.” The first three photos were 1. the local library, More
THE COMMONS MATTER Anne Winkler Morey May 23, 2012 There is a woman in Concrete, WA who has started a campaign called Why Concrete Matters. Her strategy is simple: to photograph beloved places in her small town, with a sign that says “This Place Matters.” The first three photos were 1. the local library, More
Averting the ‘Total Ruin’ of Institutionalized Injustice by Randall Amster April 3, 2012 Common Dreams As a parent, I tend to keep one eye on the present and another on the future. I also keep one (the third eye, perhaps?) on the past, since we need to know where we’ve been to know where we’re More
