"They hang the man and flog the woman that steal the goose from off the common, but let the greater villain loose that steals the common from the goose." (English folk poem, ca. 1764) "THE COMMONS, n., gifts of nature and society; the wealth we inherit or create together and must pass on, undiminished or enhanced, to our children; a sector of the economy that complements the corporate sector." (The...

"We need to focus less on symptoms of corporate abuse and more on the underlying cause--excessive corporate power. We must recognize that ultimately our struggle is for power. It is not just to make corporations more responsible, but to make them our servants, in much the same way that elected officials are public servants." "We need what the movement now lacks: a coherent vision of the role we wan...

An excellent insight on how our money system is failing us and some leads on how to fix it: "The purpose of money was and should be to serve the human community as well as the Earth community. However, it appears that the original purpose has now been reversed. Instead of money serving people and planet, now people and the planet are put into the service of money. Natural resources are converted in...

by Wibowo Sulistio, May 07, 2008 "For many of us, design is invisible. We live in a world that is so thoroughly configured by human effort that design has become second nature, ever-present, inevitable, taken for granted. And yet, the power of design to transform and affect every aspect of daily life is gaining widespread public awareness." (Bruce Mau of Massive Change) "If you keep your focus on t...

Quoted from the article: "Postindustrialism is all about closing resource loops and directly meeting human need--for nutrition, access, shelter, illumination, entertainment, community, and self-actualization--in the most elegant and efficient ways possible." "... we want 'hot showers and cold beer' and not necessarily power plants and fossil fuels. The latter are just means-to-the-end, and usually...