Recently named Vice-minister of Communal Economy, Hernán Vargas is a longstanding activist of the Pobladores movement in defense of the right to housing. In this two-part interview, Vargas reflects on ...

When most people think of communes, they envision shaggy hippies, psychedelic drugs and free-love free-for-alls. But according to Bridget Downey-Meyer, those stereotypes sell the idea — and, more ...

MEDIA, Pa., Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ With baby boomers controlling 80% of the world's wealth and governments, it's no surprise that they've also managed to carve out a literary genre of their own.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From ashrams to monasteries and even the mythical mould-free share house, humans have always been drawn to the promise of cohabitation.

Cults are a fascinating study in human behavior. What seems like impossible actions become normal or commonplace to people all living together in relative isolation. How does it happen? There are many ...

A man who led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for the drowning death of one of them 12 years ago ...

As China prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of Communist rule, the BBC's Michael Bristow takes a look at one of the country's few remaining communes, a hallmark of the early Communist regime. In ...

Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Peter Gould is the author of “Horse-Drawn Yogurt: Stories from ...