Editing Common good (section)

==In contemporary politics==
=== United States ===
In contemporary [[Politics of the United States|American politics]], language of the common good (or public wealth) is sometimes adopted by political actors on the [[progressivism|progressive]] left to describe their values. Jonathan Dolhenty argues that one should distinguish in American politics between the common good, which may "be shared wholly by each individual in the family without its becoming a private good for any individual family member", and the collective good, which, "though possessed by all as a group, is not really participated in by the members of a group. It is actually divided up into several private goods when apportioned to the different individual members."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radicalacademy.com/commongood.htm|title=Radical Academy|publisher=Radicalacademy.com|access-date=2013-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717015332/http://www.radicalacademy.com/commongood.htm|archive-date=2011-07-17|url-status=usurped}}</ref> First described by [[Michael Tomasky]] in ''[[The American Prospect]]'' magazine<ref>[http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=11424]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615161620/http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=11424|date=June 15, 2006}}.</ref> and John Halpin at the [[Center for American Progress]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/06/b1728259.html |title=Reclaiming the Common Good &#124; Center for American Progress |publisher=Americanprogress.org |date=2006-06-05 |access-date=2013-10-03}}</ref> the American political understanding of the common good has grown in recent times. The liberal magazine ''[[The Nation]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060717/kvh |title=July 17, 2006 |publisher=The Nation |access-date=2013-10-03}}</ref> and the [[Rockridge Institute]],<ref>[http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/thinkingpoints]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611211308/http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/thinkingpoints|date=June 11, 2007}}.</ref> among others, have identified the common good as a salient political message for progressive candidates.<ref>[http://straighttalk.ourfuture.org/Straight-Talk-2006.pdf]{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> In addition, non-partisan advocacy groups like Common Good are championing political reform efforts to support the common good.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commongood-forum.org |title=Common Good Forum |publisher=Commongood-forum.org |access-date=2013-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213556/http://www.commongood-forum.org/ |archive-date=2013-10-04 }}</ref>
<!-- == Recognizing education and knowledge as global common goods ==
[[Knowledge]] is the [[Common heritage of mankind|common heritage of humanity]]. Knowledge, like [[education]], must therefore be considered a global common good. If knowledge is considered only a global [[Public good (economics)|public good]], access to it is often restricted.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Global Public Goods. International Cooperation in the 21st Century|last=Kaul|first=I.|last2=le Goulven|first2=K.|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1999}}</ref> The current trend towards the privatization of knowledge production, reproduction and dissemination is a cause for serious concern. The knowledge commons is gradually being privatized through [[law]] and, more specifically, through the [[Intellectual property|Intellectual Property Rights]] regime, which dominates knowledge production. The progressive privatization of the production and reproduction of knowledge is evident in the work of universities, [[think tank]]s, consultancy firms and publishing. As a result, much of the knowledge considered to be a public good, and which belongs to the knowledge commons, is actually being privatized. This is disturbing, especially when it comes to the [[Ecology|ecological]] and [[Medicine|medicinal]] knowledge of [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous communities]] that is being appropriated by global [[corporation]]s. Some resistance to this trend is emerging among indigenous peoples. It is also producing counter movements of sharing in the digital world.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002325/232555e.pdf|title=Rethinking Education: Towards a global common good?|last=UNESCO|publisher=UNESCO|year=2015|isbn=978-92-3-100088-1|pages=80–81}}</ref> -->

Given the central concern for [[sustainable development]] in an increasingly interdependent world, education and knowledge should thus be considered global common goods. This means that the creation of knowledge, its control, acquisition, validation, and use, are common to all people as a collective social endeavour.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002325/232555e.pdf|title=Rethinking Education: Towards a global common good?|last=UNESCO|publisher=UNESCO|year=2015|isbn=978-92-3-100088-1|pages=80–81}}</ref>