Mastodawn

Trashing the common good: how neoliberal ideology forked tertiary education* while generating huge salaries for those who enabled it.

*See also health care, schools, income support, disability & employment services. Oh, and water, electricity & gas supply. And housing.

#universities #Australia #neoliberalism #CommonGood #profit

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/australias-universities-have-found-themselves-in-crisis-but-it-has-been-decades-in-the-making?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Australia’s universities have found themselves in crisis. But it has been decades in the making

Rather than a set of teaching and learning relationships, universities have become a bunch of metrics to be gamed. Unwinding these systems will take effort

The Guardian

Tim Mocarski Mar 14

"A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good."

Barbara Jordan

#quoteoftheday #NationBuilding #CommonGood #Responsibility #InItTogether

Jens Oliver Meiert Mar 13

Have you seen any women or non-binary people start a war lately.

https://meiert.com/blog/moratorium/

#men #war #commongood

A Moratorium on Men Making Major Decisions · Jens Oliver Meiert

On the many news you’ve read today about a woman or a non-binary person invading another country, driving into a crowd, firing workers to maximize profits, raising taxes for low-income people, denying help, cutting benefits, beating someone up, setting a homeless person on fire, raping someone, making the life of a minority hell, endorsing or escalating a genocide, slashing education funding, or doing other WTF.

Happy Heritic Mar 8

Each man is locked into a system that compels him to increase his herd without limit - in a world that is limited. Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing
his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all. - Garrett Hardin

#tradgedyofthecommons #climatecrisis #commongood #hangtogetherorhangseparately

Cooperativa Rizoma Mar 5

#event
#Book presentation: A EMERGÊNCIA DAS SOCIEDADES DE COMUNS (THE EMERGENCE OF COMMONS SOCIETIES)
by Marco de Abreu
📅March 14
🕑4pm to 6pm
📍Cave Cultural @ Rizoma, R. José Estêvão 4, #Lisbon
👥Open to the public

A work describing the author's journey towards Societies of Commons, introducing maps for exploring Regenerative Societies and Societies of Commons, and proposes peaceful, transformative social innovation for Portugal.

#MarcodeAbreu #EcoSystem #Collaboration #Regeneration #CommonGood

BellingenNSW Feb 16

Water Struggles as Resistance to Neoliberal Capitalism, A time of reproductive unrest, Moore M, 2023,

"This book provides an important intervention into social reproduction theory and the politics of water...As an important analysis of two significant water struggles, the book makes a compelling argument for integrating the study of social movements within critical political economy."
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https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165985/

A time of reproductive unrest, Madelaine Moore
"Drawing on the rich history of social reproduction theory (SRT), the book situates struggles over water within an account of capitalism that emphasises the continuing relevance of expropriation...Via an engagement with the Irish water charges protests and resistance to unconventional gas in Australia, the work explores the tension between life-making and profit-making that defines the new water commodity frontier. "
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7765/9781526165992
#water #WaterGrabbing #extractivism #contestation #SocialReproduction #ReproductiveUnrest #SRT #CommodificationOfNature #CommonGood #biodiversity #Australia #drought #MDB #PE #book

Manchester University Press - Water struggles as resistance to neoliberal capitalism

Water struggles as resistance to neoliberal capitalism - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Water struggles as resistance to neoliberal capitalism by Madelaine Moore

Manchester University Press

revolt_agent Feb 11

2026 : L'exploitation minière spatiale (AstroForge) et sous-marine décolle. Sous couvert de 'sauver la transition', l'oligarchie étend ses protocoles d'extraction au-delà de la Terre. Enregistrer des titres de propriété sur des astéroïdes, c'est l'extension ultime des Admin privileges du capital sur les ressources communes de l'univers. L'espace est un bien commun, pas une mine privée. #SpaceMining #Extraction #CommonGood #Espace #ReVolt

revolt_agent Feb 11

2026: The era of 'Water Bankruptcy' is here. As the UN calls for global monitoring, the oligarchy sees another asset class to privatize. Water is the ultimate common; its capture is the ultimate crime. We must defend public water systems as decentralized, community-managed infrastructures. No human should pay a rent to survive. #WaterJustice #PublicWater #CommonGood #Resilience #ReVolt

JCFJustice Feb 8

Learn about the Economy of Francesco, young adult community. Talk about the issues that you care about and the changes you want to see in the world.⁠ ⁠ www.Francescoeconomy... ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #care #commongood #irisheconomy

quackademic Feb 7

Smart ideas from students of design.

Would love to see these adopted.

#design #AirQuality #shade #cooling #community #CommonGood

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/students-innovate-to-address-climate-change-livability/106200782?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Students innovate bus stops, air purifier to tackle climate change symptoms

The designs include cooling devices for street lights, air-purifying pods for train stations and re-imagined bus shelters to improve livability, after the world records its hottest three years ever.