A CIVIC THOUGHT EXPERIMENT National in outlook. Beginning in California.
CommonwealthOF FREEDOM

COMMONWEALTH OF FREEDOM

The foundations
of a free life.

Prosperity for Everyone.
Power for the People.

An exploration of what we owe one another—and how housing, healthcare, education, and shared prosperity could become the foundations of freedom.

01 / Human essentials02 / Shared prosperity03 / Democratic power

THE QUESTION BEFORE US

What should
progress make possible?

Technology is changing what we can produce. Our choices will determine who benefits.

The founding documents consider a social contract built around material security, meaningful agency, and public accountability. They are proposals for discussion, with economic capacity and implementation still open to examination.

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AN ECONOMY WITH A PUBLIC PURPOSE

More security.
More time. More possibility.

Explore all ten proposals ↗
01

The human essentials

Proposed guarantees for housing, medical care, nourishment, education, and safety.

02

A share in progress

Shorter working hours, public investment, and broader ownership of productive assets.

03

Accountable institutions

Democratic governance, transparent decisions, privacy, and human review.

OPEN BY DESIGN

The ideas. In writing.

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PRINCIPLES REQUIRE PRACTICE

Accountability starts
with our own conduct.

Read the proposed standards for truthfulness, conflicts of interest, privacy, and democratic process.

Read the ethics pledge