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A black and white photograph from a participatory budgeting neighbor- hood assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil, early 1990s. The image shows a large diverse crowd of community members gathered in an auditorium, with many people raising their hands. A panel of facilitators sits at a table in the front of the room.

Who Decides Where Money Goes?

Published in 2025

Participatory funding delivers better outcomes for people and the planet by putting communities in control of capital allocation.

A Trust Fund for Everyone

Published in 2025

Monetary Commons explores a radical vision for reclaiming money creation as a shared resource for the many, rather than the few.

Mutual Aid in Puerto Rico

Published in 2025

Puerto Rico’s mutual aid networks address immediate community needs while building infrastructure for long-term systems transformation.

AI Commons

Published in 2024

What if we could redefine AI? What if we could shift its development from a capitalist model to a more disruptive, inclusive, and decentralized one?

Assets in Common

Published in 2024

This new book highlights businesses and community leaders who are revolutionizing the economy through shared ownership.

The Architecture of Abundance

Published in 2020

See where it all started – our collaboratively created speculative fiction about a world that is designed around its natural abundance.