Sowelu Naantena·Jan 27Beyond the White Picket Fence: Communal Living Models and the Reimagining of American LifeWe’re told that growing up means moving out, getting your own home, your own job, your own life. But young people today can’t afford to…
Steven Welzer·Dec 24, 2025stressful and lonelyMost aboriginal tribal groupings and most Neolithic village dwellers did not own land in the sense of private property in land. Hey, there…
Miriam Rieck·Sep 16, 2025Endings, Villages, and Choosing What to FightEndings have been on my mind lately. Maybe it’s because I’m watching one play out on a national stage — our own Tower (Country) collapsing…
Miriam Rieck·Sep 10, 2025Belonging in the Unraveling: The Refusal to ShrinkLately, people have been telling me that I sound angry. That I talk in teacher mode. Maybe they’re right. But I don’t know how else to live…
Damien Douté·Jun 3, 2025The Limits of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in Intentional CommunitiesAfter several years of living in a cohousing community “using” NVC, I’ve come to witness both its limitations and its misuses.
Damien Douté·Apr 13, 2025Why sociocracy doesn’t work in intentional communitiesI spent several years living in a cohousing community driven by the hope of building a more humane world. Sociocracy was everywhere. It was…A response icon1A response icon1
Damien Douté·Apr 11, 2025Les habitats participatifs sont des espaces (ou des entonnoirs)Vivre ensemble, ce n’est pas suivre un plan
Verity J R·Feb 23, 2025The possibility of “overshoot”When change happens that is not expected. There is most often a physical feeling. Folks are unsure about it’s meaning. Language may be a…
Pablo Navarrete·Nov 30, 2024Solitude vs Community: Reflections on Aging and Collective LivingToday is one of those winter days when you have a moment to pause, read, and then get lost watching the clouds drift across the sky through…
