As nature's greatest commons powers ever more of our economy, is it time to start asking who owns it?
A message to England from America's Black Lives Matter, A talk under the oldest Yew in England, and might says it is right
More than rights, a set of guiding principles is needed to counterpose to the reigning ideals of ‘security’, ‘growth’ and ‘innovation’. Alternative ideals, perhaps, such as democracy, health and environmental sustainability? See Part 1.
Under the rubric of state security on the one hand and commercial openness on the other, we are being lulled into an online world of fear and control where our every move is monitored in order to more efficiently manage us. See Part 2.
The forest idea is not based on centre-periphery economies and spatial hierarchies, but on equitable networks of livelihood and exchange. It embodies many historic associations with freedom and social justice.
What can a document sorting out ruling class differences 800 years ago be used for? David Carpenter’s Magna Carta with a New Commentary is a book about documents, which is both its glory and its downfall.
Basic Income is not a panacea for our woeful economic structure but it could certainly be a big step forward.
Angela Cummine charts the growth and impact of Alaska's Permanent Fund and dividend – a unique combination of publicly owned wealth fund and basic citizen's income.
The time has come to seriously consider basic income - the current system of coercive sanctions and meagre benefits is not fit for purpose.
