The privatization of the Commons, Enclosure, if you know the word at all, sounds like a term from the pre-industrial age. But the privatization of common resources continues to expand in the economies of even the most post-industrial world. We will discuss enclosure in a wide sweep of history and its consequences for global warming, inequality, and our present political situation.
This is an in-person meeting with a zoom link option. The Zoom link is below.