For Chicagoans, the NATO summit fell far short of what Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised. But while world leaders dined, protesters on the streets forged lasting bonds while opposing a war machine at home and abroad. Read more »
A world-class city boasting outsized political and economic influence, a vibrant tech community, and an intense commitment to civic participation, Chicago points the way to the peer-to-peer cities of tomorrow. Read more »
For this week's Shareable Friday video, we have our own editor Malcolm Harris on Russia Today's The Alyona Show discussing the Manhattan prosecutor's office's attempts to use his Twitter records in connection with an Occupy Wall Street arrest in October. Read more »
Can a process as complex as urban planning go DIY? Dutch architecture company MVRDV is betting it can with a development built on the principle of "do-it-yourself urbanism." Read more »
Libraries are set up to be top-down lending institutions, but could they become peer-to-peer hubs for the sharing economy? One librarian says yes, and tells how. Read more »
Speakers at the Bhutan Summit tip-toed around the fact that GDP and happiness are poorly correlated, presenting a deep challenge to economic dogma. Read more »
Participatory budgeting puts into practice the principles of open source and online collaboration: radical transparency, voluntary participation, distributed organizational structures, and more. Read more »
The Institute For The Future has just launched a new game which has a social mission at its core. The Catalyze for Change game aims to find thousands of new pathways out of poverty -- and they're looking for people like you to play -- but it only lasts for 48 hours. Read more »
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