What’s Wrong With The “Really Really Free Market” Movement (it’s not the movement)
The “really really free market” movement – this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Someone, someone with a heart for community, organizes an event…
Making Money
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Here We Go; Somewhat Reluctant Financial Idealism
What if we all decided to stop over-consuming? I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately. And for me to think about it, it must be pretty…
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The Two Kinds of Gifts
There are two kinds of gifts. The first is given without strings attached; no expectation of return, no mental ledger keeping. The second comes with more of…
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Why Small Gifts Matter More Than Big Systems
Given the focus of my work over the last two years, I’ve been thinking a lot about how people relate to each other through the exchange of…
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Why Buying Nothing Is Suddenly Cool Again
I’ve been watching this whole buy-nothing trend slip into the mainstream lately. It’s funny, in a way. We’ve somehow managed to make being broke fashionable. LOL. You…
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Going Far Together
Someone once said: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others. I really love this saying. It has…
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The Pit of Despair (And Why We Need to Stop Digging)
You know that feeling when you’ve tried so many times to fix something that you just… stop trying? When the effort itself feels pointless because nothing ever…
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Remember When?
Remember when neighbors used to borrow cups of sugar? Not just when they were desperately out, but because borrowing and lending was just what people did. It…
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The Commons Economy: A New Blueprint for Human-Centered Prosperity
The idea of a “commons economy” sounds a bit quaint, like something out of a Jane Austin novel; like an echo of old village greens and shared…
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The Quiet Power of Associational Life
If you really want to understand what makes a community strong, you have to look between the cracks. Not at the institutions or the official programs or…