Tool Lending Libraries

With almost 1000 members and growing, the West Seattle Tool Library has become one of the most successful community-led tool lending services in the country. In less than three years, the project has grown into a community hub where people not only share tools, but...

Is this really sharing?

Is sharing for profit sharing? Is the sharing economy just for smiling would-be billionaires and well-situated creatives? A recent Forbes article raises the question of the meaning of sharing, which I explore in this Shareable opinion piece – Sharing for Profit...

Forward on Climate Blogathon

This week I got to organize the Forward on Climate “blogathon” with some of my blogger friends at Daily Kos, in the lead up to tomorrow’s big rally in Washington D.C. and a bunch of solidarity rallies around the country. We had some heavy hitters...

Laws from around the world that make sense

New article on Matador Travel Network: 23 laws from other countries the US should adopt TRAVELING IS A GREAT WAY to learn about other cultures and ways of thinking. While most of our encounters with a host country’s legal system usually revolve around visas and...