Artist and activist James Brady will be delivering the Commonweal Lecture for 2018 – Commonweal’s 60th anniversary. His topic will be la ZAD, a bold experiment in common living in rural France. We asked him to tell us about la ZAD and why it deserves us our attention right now. Continue reading Improvising the commons: lessons from la ZAD
A new story for the 21st century: an interview with Michael Nagler
Michael Nagler is the founder and president of the Metta Center for Nonviolence, in Petaluma, California, which offers ‘Theory, Strategy, Support for a New Story’. We asked Michael about the work of the Center and his own perspective on nonviolence. Continue reading A new story for the 21st century: an interview with Michael Nagler