The death of the public commons, and its replacement by privately owned pseudo-commons (just don't break any corporate or brand rules) is a major theme of Naomi

The death of the public commons, and its replacement by privately owned pseudo-commons (just don't break any corporate or brand rules) is a major theme of Naomi Klein's seminal book, No Logo. I have't read it for a while, so I don't know how it holds up (more, rather than less, I would guess) but I enjoyed it both times. Here's another article from the Guardian, discussing No Logo. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/15/100-best-nonfiction-books-number-3-no-logo-naomi-klein-anti-corporate-capitalism-branding-brands https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/15/100-best-nonfi...