“Mothers are right”
~ by Stavros Stravides ~ “Mothers are right”. This was a graffiti slogan written on the walls of Medellin, in Colombia. Last January remains of …
The Mondeggi eco-commons: organization, alternative material politics, ecological reparation
~ by Andrea Ghelfi ~ Abstract A pivotal issue in contemporary peasant and agroecological movements is that of access to land. Mondeggi Bene Comune is …
Land Commoning
~ by Stavros Stavrides ~ A rather simplified version of the land distribution problem in Colombia may be articulated thus: Peasants (especially mestizos and white …
Palestine & the Commons: Or, Marx & the Musha’a
~ by Peter Linebaugh ~ In 1958 the assistant headmaster did the Bible reading at the morning assembly of the Karachi Grammar School (Pakistan), founded …
What is the difference?
~ by Massimo De Angelis ~ These days I watch Al Jazzeera. Its reports from Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank show colourful images of …
Gaza: The systematicity of annihilation
~ by Stavros Stavrides ~ Many of those who initially supported Israel’s right to self-defense have to admit now that this is indeed a genocidal …
Capitalist development and the war on social reproduction: Palestine and beyond
~ by Silvia Federici ~ The cruelty of the war Israel has been conducting against the Palestinian people and now against the population of Lebanon …
Stigma, fear and change
~by Massimo De Angelis ~ We have seen it for years around the issue of migrants. We have seen it with the war in Ukraine …
Strange Realism
~ Poetry, short essays and graphics by Francis Gene Rowe, as well as visuals by Erica Masserano and Daina Daugaviete ~ Strange Realism was previously …
Piazza Garibaldi Commons
Title: Commoning practices in migrant communities in Piazza Garibaldi, Naples, Italy: informal economy, grassroots welfare, hacked urban space ~ by Cristina Trey ~ Keywords: Commoning …
Four open calls
Presenting: Four open calls for submissions to The Commoner: A Web Journal for Other Values Dear friends, colleagues, comrades, The editorial collective of The Commoner: …
Commoning space
Part of a series of open calls, Commoning space invites interventions and reflections from the streets, fields, factories and other sites and spaces of struggles. …
Liminal commons
Part of a series of open calls, Liminal commons invites interventions and reflections from the streets, fields, factories and other sites of – sometimes fleeting …
Commoning and the convergence of struggles
Part of a series of open calls, Commoning and the convergence of struggles invites interventions and reflections from the streets, fields, factories and other convergences …
Commoning ecologies
Part of a series of open calls, Commoning ecologies invites interventions and reflections from the streets, fields, factories and other sites and (microbial) dimensions of …
The psychotic hydra and the desire for transversality
~ by Massimo De Angelis ~ This article has been published in Italian by Comune-info Tendencies of the psychotic hydra. The situation is confusing. The …
Hope Abolishes
~ by Patrick W. Huff ~ Hope Abolishes: A Philosophical Review of Everything for Everyone and the Return of the Utopian Imaginary “…I am. We …
CSOA Forte Prenestino
~ by Stavros Stavrides ~ Forte Prenestino is an unbelievably large squat in Rome. It is actually an occupied castle (dating from 19th century) and …
CECOSESOLA
~ by Stavros Stavrides ~ CECOSESOLA: Central de Cooperativas de Servicios Sociales del Estado Lara, Venezuela. CECOSESOLA (2007, 2010) has a long history dating back …
Notes on the World Congress for Climate Justice
~ by Massimo De Angelis ~ This is a personal account of the World Congress for Climate Justice (WCCJ), held in Milan from 12 to …
Climate justice and the commons
~ by Massimo De Angelis ~ I would like to share some reflections on climate justice and the commons after reading the book The Age …
Crisis and reform of the pension system
~ by Francesco Brancaccio and Carlo Vercellone ~ Crisis and reform of the pension system and the sécurité sociale in France through the prism of …
For a communalisation of the public
~ by Carlo Vercellone, Alfonso Giuliani, Francesco Brancaccio ~ In this short article – For a communalisation of the public – Carlo Vercellone, Alfonso Giuliani …
Against pension reform and work ideology
~ from Tous Dehors ~ In this splendid collective editorial – Against pension reform and work ideology – in Tous Dehors, emerges the desire for …
After-Progress: Commoning in Degrowth
~ by Andreas Wittel and Marek Korczynski ~ Abstract What does it mean to live with the threat of extinction? We make a case that …
Life as Commons
~ by Stavros Stavrides ~ The coronavirus pandemic crisis has triggered a new wave of collective practices that gesture towards the same necessity as the …
Commoning in a Pandemic
~ by Marina Sitrin ~ This piece explores the new networks of mutual aid, solidarity and care that have emerged around the world in response …
Reinventing Community through Commoning
~ by Stavros Stavrides ~ In this article [‘Reinventing Community through Commoning‘] Stavros Stavrides tackles the question of how, through commoning, a community not only …
The City as a Commons
~ by Massimo de Angelis ~ In this paper, titled ‘The City as a Commons‘ — through insights from classical cybernetics, within an interpretative horizon …
The Commoner is coming back
After a longer hiatus The Commoner is coming back. Here is the full invitation letter as .pdf We herewith invite you to join a new …
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[Tribute to] The work of Mariarosa Dalla Costa
Mariarosa Dalla Costa is an influential Italian Marxist feminist and activist. She is the coauthor of the classic feminist text The Power of Women and …
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[Tribute to] The work of Silvia Federici
Silvia Federici is a feminist activist, writer, and a teacher. In 1972 she was one of the cofounders of the International Feminist Collective, the organization …