Journal
Stories from the commons.
Mini case files, not marketing. Each story is sourced, dated, and tied to a directory listing. When the evidence is thin, we say so.
01 · Origins
The federation that outlasted Franco
Seventy years ago, a priest and five workers opened a paraffin stove factory in the Basque hills. The model they built now employs 70,000 people.
Mondragon Corporation · Mondragon, Basque Country, Spain
2026-04-14
7 min read
02 · Governance
Taking housing off the market — permanently
In Freiburg, a network of 200 houses has developed a legal structure that makes re-sale to speculators mathematically impossible.
Mietshäuser Syndikat · Freiburg, Germany
2026-04-12
6 min read
03 · Federation
The platform co-op that actually scaled
Stocksy United proved artist-ownership and eight-figure revenue can coexist. A decade in, the model still sets the ceiling for platform cooperativism.
Stocksy United · Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2026-04-10
5 min read