The commons in Juneau are many. We share clean air, clean water, wildlife, tranquility and easy access to outdoor activities. Our community has accepted these commons without thought. But that is ...

“The explanation for why Appalachian mountaineers vote as they do presently has to do with our society having grazed trust and hope down to stubble after decades of promised help.” Back in the days, ...

The "Tragedy of the Commons" describes how individuals pursuing self-interest can harm collective well-being. Cooperation and compromise, rather than self-interest, lead to better outcomes for ...

A very long time ago now — 54 years to be exact — I co-taught the first environmental studies class at UC Santa Cruz with Grant McConnell, a distinguished professor in the politics department.

In January 2018, Cape Town, a city of 3.7 million people was just 90 days away from experiencing one of the largest urban water crises in modern history (Burls et al., 2019; Wolski, 2018). Ultimately, ...

Cancer — a diagnosis that strikes fear and trepidation in the hearts of patients and their loved ones. You probably know someone who has had cancer or even died from it. With all the advances of ...

Garret Hardin published ‘The Tragedy of the Commons’ in the December 1968 issue of Science, and introduced us to the reality of how a valuable but limited resource owned in common will be depleted or ...

The “tragedy of the commons” is one of the oldest conundrums in economics. A medieval village sets aside some common land where all herders can let their livestock graze. It’s efficient, and everyone ...