We are joined by David Bollier, one of the world's leading theorists and evangelists for the idea of the “commons” —  a new (old) paradigm for re-imagining economics, politics, and culture. He pursues this work as Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics and as cofounder of the Commons Strategies Group, an international advocacy project. His classic book on the topic is Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons. And his most recent book is The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking, inspired by the format and spirit of The Whole Earth Catalog, but focused on commons and commoning as a countercultural force.

Follow David on twitter here.

Learn more at Bollier.org.

Get a copy of The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking here.

Get a copy of Think Like a Commoner here.

Get a copy of Free Fair and Alive here.

Listen to Frontiers of Commoning here.

Learn more about the Democracy Policy Network at DemocracyPolicy.network.

Our theme song is from "Come Spring" by Noble Dust.

We are joined by Civil Rights Corps founder Alec Karakatsanis to talk about his work helping change the unjust criminal legal system—and the policies and strategies he believes are promising to achieve mass decarceration at the state and local level.

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Get a copy of Alec's recent book, Usual Cruelty here.

Learn more about Civil Rights Corps here.

Read about the BREATHE Act here.

Learn more about the Democracy Policy Network at DemocracyPolicy.network.

Our theme song is from "Come Spring" by Noble Dust.

We are joined by Community Wealth Builders director Stephanie Geller to talk about her work fostering more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable neighborhood economies through community wealth building models and strategies across Baltimore.

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Learn more about Community Wealth Builders here.

Read about the Maryland Neighborhood Exchange here.

Read about Portlands' Community Investment Trust here.

Check out Sporty Dog Creations here.

Learn more about the Democracy Policy Network at DemocracyPolicy.network.

Our theme song is from "Come Spring" by Noble Dust.