Throughout history, people have bathed in public rather than in private. Should we bring back the public bathhouse for the sake of sustainability?
The case for environmentally sensitive housing
If we are serious about providing the best quality homes we must regenerate the empty built environment. Sustainability would be good too
What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another way
A visit to my friend in a remote Yorkshire village led me into a three-month immersion in one of Britain’s most remarkable forms of social care.
Letter of Recommendation: Washing Dishes (Published 2019)
Cutting through the clutter, in life and the kitchen sink.
The Restroom Archive
The Restroom Archive is an ongoing repository of publicly accessible restrooms.
Sustainability is not enough: we need regenerative cultures
By Daniel C. Wahl
Opinion | Is It Time for a New Sexual Revolution?
One that actually brings men and women together.
Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm | David Bollier
Every so often I am invited to write a piece that in effect answers the question, “Why the commons?” I invariably find new answers to that question each time that I re-engage with it. My latest attempt is an essay, “Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm,” which I wrote for the Next System Project as part of its series of proposals for systemic alternatives.
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about this 2015 observatio...
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about this 2015 observation on Tumblr about the dangerous conflation of respect of personhood and the respect of authority.
Has America Wasted Its Wealth?
On Modern Philanthropy, And Why We Don't Have A Modern Florence
Home - Newport Historical Society
In light of this unexpected challenge, please consider a donation to the Historical Society to support our recovery effort.
Computational Public Space
A Low-Cost Ownership Oasis in a Desert of Apartment Unaffordability
When this California housing cooperative began more than 30 years ago, it wasn’t the most affordable place to live. But now, it is.
The tragedy of the commons is a false and dangerous myth | Aeon Essays
Far from being profoundly destructive, we humans have deep capacities for sharing resources with generosity and foresight
Keep coming back to the idea that—ideally—the Atmosphere ultimately wants to become something like a public utility. But obviously not an American public utility. But also not a European one, nor one belonging to any conventional state. A new type of thing entirely—a global public utility.
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