The Commons as a New | Old Paradigm for Governance, Economics and Policy – Part One
Book Review: The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market & State
Rebuilding the Commons
Kosmos Journal is excited to participate as a media partner with Omega Institute for the upcoming Conference: Where We Go From Here • October 24–26 • Building the Collaborative Commons
The Commons has been a special project for Kosmos since the initial international conference held in Berlin which gathered people from around the world working on the Commons. Kosmos Journal has consistently…
Lessons of DIY Urbanism in a Syrian Refugee Camp
By David Bollier, from his blog | JUL 21, 2014
Governments are so accustomed to dictating their will, through coercion if necessary, that they find it unimaginable that people might willingly – and with creativity and enthusiasm – self-organize themselves to take care of urgent needs. So pause a moment to behold the remarkable Zaatari Refugee camp in Jordan. This settlement of 85,000…
Bending the Arc
Dear Reader,
At the end of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery on March 25th, 1965, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asked, 'how long?'. It is a question we all ask, and often. How long until peace comes? How long until our cherished goals for the rights of all beings arrive? How long until the earth is healed? Dr. King went on to encourage us, 'How long? Not long,…
The Sharing Economy: a short introduction to its political evolution
By Adam Parsons
Can the sharing economy movement address the root causes of the world’s converging crises? Unless the sharing of resources is promoted in relation to human rights and concerns for equity, democracy, social justice and sustainability, then such claims are without substantiation – although there are many hopeful signs that the conversation is slowly moving in the right direction.…
The Spiritual Foundation of Kosmos Journal
Part I
My Story: Changing Myself to Change the World
You could say that it’s been a lifetime quest. As far back as I can remember I was asking, Who am I? What am I here for? Where did I come from? What should I be doing with my life? I am grateful to my family for not indoctrinating me with any particular religion or belief system. My Father was against it having suffered a sense of sin from…
Kosmos Launches New Website
Dear Members and Friends of Kosmos,
We want you to be the first to know about our unique new website. We are excited and hope you are too. Our goal is to express the depth and beauty of our award-winning print journal into an easily navigated online website that is updated weekly and includes mixed media.
Yes! We will be now be making weekly changes to keep you informed and engaged in all…
What’s Next for our Global Commons? – A Kosmos Journal Video Exclusive
What are our Commons, how are they being exploited and what can be done? What stories and experiences help us understand our Commons and develop workable global policies to protect them?
Two leading voices of the Commons Movement discuss where we go from here.
This is a conversation between International Economist and Kosmos Journal featured-contributor, James B. Quilligan and David…
Enlivenment: A New Bios for our Relation to the Natural World and to Ourselves
People often call for ‘changing the system’ and seek to reform the ‘free market’ approach that turns everything, including life itself, into a commodity. But it is impossible to alter our prevailing ‘operating system’ for economics, politics and culture if the underlying ‘bios’—our unexamined, foundational view of reality—remains the same. This is our biggest problem: our understanding of…