The Banyan Project: Why Not Co-operative Community Newspapers?

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Here's a fascinating idea for sharing communities. And it is being tested out: Banyan Project. Read more »

How To Dumpster Dive, Eat Free & Fight Waste

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With food prices rising and the huge waste produced by our food system, dumpster diving is a fun way to eat healthy and get involved in these issues. Read more »

The Commons as a Transformative Vision

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10.31.12, 5:33am Comments (2)
We're poised between an old world that no longer works and a new one struggling to be born. In this essay, David Bollier and Silke Helfrich of the Commons Strategy Group point a way forward beyond market and state to a common-based society where power and resources are shared voluntarily. Read more »

Can Public Banks End Wall Street Hegemony?

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Mike Krauss, director of the Public Banking Institute, argues that Philadelphia could free itself from Wall Street by opening its own public bank. Read more »

Sharing Economy Law: Outdated Rules Create Opportunity

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10.22.12, 9:52am Comments (3)
The Legal Tools for the Sharing Economy course covered the legal issues central to the sharing economy and outlined important opportunities for lawyers who want to make a difference. Read more »

P2P vs. Traditional Car Sharing Models

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10.15.12, 12:17pm Comments (1)
A new report investigates the problems and possibilities of P2P carsharing, and how it differs from traditional carsharing companies. Read more »

Can Big Data Revitalize Public Transit in Los Angeles?

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10.08.12, 6:13pm Comments (1)
NETWORK_LA Transit is a bold data-driven proposal to get the city's denizens out of their cars and redefine how we think about public transit. Read more »

Occupy S17: Chaos, Possibility, Failures, Futures

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09.19.12, 3:29pm Comments (0)
The protest actions celebrating the one year anniversary Occupy Wall Street in New York City prefigure the pattern of future protests and creative public uses of the city. Read more »

Occupy Wall Street: One Year On

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On September 17, a global day of protest will celebrate the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. It's an occasion to celebrate, and ask, what does it all mean? Read more »

Open Data Emerges as a Global Movement

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09.12.12, 8:36am Comments (3)
As open data is embraced by governments around the world, its value is becoming a hot topic of debate. Read more »
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