David Bollier Book order

The Commonsverse introduces a revolutionary parallel social economy designed to empower individuals to reclaim control over their lives and resources. It presents a transformative alternative to the exploitative Market/State system, offering commoners a pathway to autonomy and community-driven solutions. Through innovative approaches, the Commonsverse fosters collaboration and resilience, aiming to uplift millions by redefining economic interactions and social structures.

Free, Fair, and Alive is a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook for commoning - free, self- organizing systems ranging from alternative currencies to open-source everything. It presents a bold and compelling alternative to the dead-end, predatory market-state system.

A new world based on fairness, participation, accountability is closer than you think...if you learn to think like a commoner

The book explores the implications of intellectual property and ownership in modern society, highlighting various controversial cases. It addresses the monopoly on federal court decisions by a Minnesota publisher, a Texas company's patent on traditional Indian rice, and claims over mathematical algorithms in software. Additionally, it discusses the commercialization of public lands and the ownership of icebergs for fresh water. Through these examples, the narrative raises critical questions about the boundaries of property rights and the impact on culture and innovation.