Degrowth scholar-activist Federico Savini offers some great insights into the current strategies & challenges facing degrowth today, on my 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast: tinyurl.com/2s364jw6. Blog post: tinyurl.com/5a5vyc3z

“Development” is usually about promoting capitalist markets & growth. Remarkably, the French Development Agency has pioneered the bold idea that commoning can deliver impressive, adaptive, stable results. Stéphanie Leyronas of AFD explains on my ‘Frontiers of Commoning’ podcast: tinyurl.com/5e59snfv

Lewis Hyde, one of the renowned interpreters of the gift economy and cultural commons, explains his classic books on both topics -- on my 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast: tinyurl.com/5h2e6rxt Blog post: tinyurl.com/27ju2cdh

Now here's a rad idea: Re-imagine politics by debunking modern myths of the self and learn to see humans as interconnected with all life! A great conversation with the authors of 'Relationality: An Emergent Politics of Life Beyond the Human' on 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast: tinyurl.com/3dawfwer

A great conversation on @Revolution.social podcast with host @rabble.nz Henshaw-Plath. We discussed the power of network protocols, the dynamics of commoning in digital spaces, and Big Tech failures to understand their dependence on trust and sharing. Refreshing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5nZ...

On 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast, British farmer & writer Chris Smaje describes what a post-collapse, relocalized, eco-minded world might look like. Bracing, thoughtful and speculative insights from his new book, 'Finding Lights in a Dark Age': tinyurl.com/mujvhmuk Blog post: tinyurl.com/4hchn8j9

Rabble offers excellent insights into the pivotal role of network protocols. They profoundly shape our online experiences and enable (or limit) basic freedoms, the possibility of peer governance, and commoning.

Commoning from within capitalist markets is not only possible, but hugely successful, if you elevate your shared commitments and empowerment over money. Gustavo Salas of Cecosesola, a renowned Venezuelan federation of cooperatives, explains in my podcast Frontiers of Commoning. tinyurl.com/mv3bhzvw

"tacit knowledge transmitted as tacit knowledge, so that people can understand and feel it in a non-explicit, experiential way" more brilliant interviews by @davidbollier.bsky.social david-bollier.simplecast.com/episodes/com...

As predatory markets tighten their grip and the charade of democracy is abandoned, commons will become even more indispensable. I'm thrilled to say that a significantly revised, updated edition of my book ‘Think Like a Commoner’ is now out, today! Details at thinklikeacommoner.com.

Thanks, Nathan! I'm excited to publish a significantly updated version of my original 2014 edition on March 11 in US, mid-May internationally. Outreach ideas invited via DM.

#Acequias are gravity-fed irrigation canals that have been managed by communities and farmers for hundreds of years in #NewMexico. The term acequia refers not only to the physical canal but also the societal structure that manages it. www.thefarmerslandtrust.org/post/communi... #commons

If capitalist culture resembles a horror movie or lurid comic book, why not embrace those genres to explore the psychic dynamics of enclosure, "weird ecologies," and commoning? @amberhuff.bsky.social of @futurenatures.bsky.social explains on my Frontiers of Commoning podcast. tinyurl.com/3zj289p4

Great to see this neglected story finally given its due--a history of enclosures of urban commons.

A problem with most e-democracy and governance technology, particularly DAO's, is that they take voting for the basic unit of democracy. But voting is neither necessary nor sufficient. The fundamental unit of democracy is the intentional gathering.

When healthcare & other services become vehicles for reactionary coercion & exclusion (let refugees drown, prohibit birth control, ban books), "Pirate Care" becomes a revolutionary act. The authors of a new book, 'Pirate Care', explain on my 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast. tinyurl.com/3uxmsw79

Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2024, on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation. As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵

Finally, young people can get a real-world, empirical introduction to economics! The new Regenerative Economics textbook dares to address ecological limits and the role of households, care, and commons in economic life! tinyurl.com/smtztbry. Congrats @jbrandsberg.bsky.social and many collaborators!

How might Indigenous wisdom traditions speak to current challenges and improve well-being? Yuria Celidwen discusses her new book Flourishing Kin' on my 'Frontiers of Commoning' podcast, tinyurl.com/bdzyjj58.

What a relief to migrate to Bluesky! But it's not too early to ask how we're going to avoid enshittification here (Cory Doctorow) and develop some measure of dependable commons-based equity and governance.

Rereading this one by @davidbollier.bsky.social from a few years back. It's a good one. "Bottom-up, do-it-yourself emancipation" all the way (with a healthy dose of universal basic services would be nice).