Property vs. the Commons

An interview with commons pioneer, David Bollier

19 hrs ago • Adam Calo

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April 2026

Mainstreaming Land Reform

From Scotland to Cartagena to Sacramento, its increasingly clear land relations must change

Apr 15 • Adam Calo

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March 2026

Which farmers does the USDA serve?

A response to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, published in Civil Eats

Mar 3 • Adam Calo

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December 2025

More is Less?

Michael Grunwald and the values behind sustainable intensification

Dec 19, 2025 • Adam Calo

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November 2025

The Ministry of Spatial Planning

An institution with real power to shape land use, relegated to a meme

Nov 3, 2025 • Elias Konig, Catherine Koekoek, and Adam Calo

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September 2025

The case for a land observatory

New op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle

Sep 1, 2025 • Adam Calo

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August 2025

The Afterlives of Coal

Energy transitions without confronting the legacies of land ownership? [Landscapes Podcast 16]

Aug 15, 2025 • Adam Calo

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July 2025

Can urban agriculture live up to its inclusivity aspirations?

Stijn van den Oever's reflection on researching the justice dimensions of urban agriculture

Jul 28, 2025 • Stijn van den Oever and Adam Calo

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Why won't the "feed the world" myth ever die?

(New essay in Spectre)

Jul 15, 2025 • Adam Calo

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May 2025

The Root and Branch Collective

Turning the Agrarian Question inward, upward, and towards the core

May 19, 2025 • Adam Calo and Alex Heffron

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The new farmer problem in five minutes

A few months ago, I presented research at a conference in a “lightning session” that forced me to condense an argument in a five minute talk.

May 14, 2025 • Adam Calo

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February 2025

Legislating the land

If tasked to make policy for land equity, what would you do?

Feb 26, 2025 • Adam Calo

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