Podcast (buildinglocalpower): Play in new window | Download On this week’s episode of Building Local Power, we continue our series honoring ILSR’s co-founder David Morris, who passed away in June. One ...

Empowered by our federalist system, states can and often do play a crucial role in antitrust leadership and enforcement. Leaders at the state level are better attuned to the needs of small businesses, ...

Community leaders have good reason to be concerned about chain dollar stores. Here's an explanation of 17 ways dollar stores can hurt communities.

It Takes an Avalon Village Mar 21, 2024 Luke Gannon, Reggie Rucker Podcasts and Videos Building Local Power Podcast Racial Equity ...

Electric cooperatives have been the backbone of the nation’s rural electrical system for more than 80 years. Their mission and business model now face more challenges than ever, from financial to ...

In many places across the country, broadband communications provider, Sparklight, has a monopoly in rural towns where they price gouge their customers and deliver poor service. It has significantly ...

Giving DC Its Flowers Apr 18, 2024 Luke Gannon, Reggie Rucker Podcasts and Videos Building Local Power Podcast Economic Justice Racial Equity ...

New Report: The Dollar Store Invasion Stop Dollar Stores in Your Community: A Strategy Guide 17 Problems: How Dollar Store Chains Hurt Communities Center of Hope Community Baptist Church United ...

Municipalization: many have tried, but few have succeeded. For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by Randy Knight, city manager of Winter Park, Florida. Having ...

ILSR’s new report, Upcharge: Hidden Costs of Electric Utility Monopoly Power, is a deep dive into the problems associated with the 100-year-old model granting private companies exclusive power over ...

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell summarizes ILSR’s recent report, Upcharge: Hidden Costs of Electric Utility Monopoly Power. The report details the true costs of ...

How Amazon uses its monopoly power to extract extreme and rapidly growing fees from businesses on their site that have little choice to reach customers.