News and Articles

Browse through our selection of featured essays, interviews and texts on Commons Transition projects and related initiatives.

Introducing ‘The Commoner’

On: January 05, 2021 No Comments

Can we talk about how we’re doing, as humans? Our world can often feel like a harsh place that puts profit before people and planet; where we are more connected, but further apart than ever before. It can be hard to imagine any alternatives, but there is an abundance of them to explore and people […]
Tom Llewellyn on Collective Resilience and Activating the Commons

On: February 05, 2020 No Comments

A conversation with Tom Llewellyn, a lifelong commoner and a core member of Shareable, a magazine dedicated to all things sharing and commons-oriented.
Polly Robbins on Prototyping Cooperative Projects for Social Change

On: January 23, 2020 No Comments

Outlandish is a worker cooperative and the profits they generate are invested in prototyping and developing new projects for social change.
Nathan Schneider on Cooperatives, the Commons and Ownership

On: January 09, 2020 1 Comment

Nathan Schneider, a co-originator of the Platform Coop movement, talks about cooperatives, ownership, the commons and the future of the digital economy.
David Bollier and Silke Helfrich on Free, Fair and Alive lives

On: January 03, 2020 No Comments

Silke Helfrich and David Bollier answer the question, "How can people get into the commons?" and much more

Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money Part 2

In this, the second part of three in our serialization of "Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money", Pat Conaty talks about Co-operative Interest-free lending models - past and present and examines Co-operative movement actions leading to Public banking solutions.

Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money Part 1

In this, the first part of three in our serialization of "Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money", Pat Conaty examines the cost of access to land is essential to the provision of affordable housing. Likewise the cost of access to money is fundamental to economic health.

Fairness and the Commons, an Interview with Enric Duran

Here we present a Commons Transition interview with Enric Duran, who's currently busy organizing the FairCoop Open Cooperative, a community built effort to alleviate global economic inequalities through the use of mutual credit, reputation systems and cryptocurrencies.

Janice Figueiredo: From Buen Conocer to Commons Transition

We present an interview with Janice Figueiredo, who was part of the FLOKSociety project launched in Ecuador. Janice spoke to us about her own experience collaborating with and learning from the indigenous people of the region.

The Cooperative Model Revisited: Michel Bauwens

This video from the Open Everything Convergence features Michel Bauwens exploring the relationship between the cooperative movement and the Commons.

Chris Tittle and Yassi Eskandari from the Sustainable Economies Law Center

In this section, we will periodically feature interviews and articles involving Commoners in Transition, or, individuals and teams working together towards increasing the viability of the commons. Our inaugural article is an interview with Chris Tittle and Yassi Eskandari of the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), an organization which offers “legal education, research, advice, and advocacy […]

The Cooperative Model Revisited: John Restakis

John Restakis independent researcher and teacher on co-operative economies and globalization discusses the challenges facing the cooperative movement.

Introducing ‘The Commoner’

Tom Llewellyn on Collective Resilience and Activating the Commons

Nathan Schneider on Cooperatives, the Commons and Ownership

David Bollier and Silke Helfrich on Free, Fair and Alive lives

Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money Part 2

Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money Part 2

Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money Part 1

Co-operative Commonwealth: De-commodifying Land and Money Part 1

Fairness and the Commons, an Interview with Enric Duran

Fairness and the Commons, an Interview with Enric Duran

Janice Figueiredo: From Buen Conocer to Commons Transition

Janice Figueiredo: From Buen Conocer to Commons Transition

The Cooperative Model Revisited: Michel Bauwens

Donnie Maclurcan: Where Sustainable Design Meets Business Sustainability

Donnie Maclurcan: Where Sustainable Design Meets Business Sustainability

The Cooperative Model Revisited: John Restakis