ILSR's Sean Gonsalves writes in The American Prospect on how the "One Big Beautiful Bill" cuts food assistance benefits to households that pay for internet access.

To commemorate David Morris's life and work after his sudden passing, we're re-releasing a 2017 interview about local power and the power of cities ...

The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act represented one of the largest ever investments in broadband infrastructure. Many in the digital equity space believed the bill would go a long way to ...

Para esta información y solicitud en español, haga clic aquí. Applications Now Open for the Composting for Community Mini-Grant Program The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is launching year ...

Recast City's Ilana Preuss returns to Building Local Power to talk small scale manufacturing and the funding gap for historically marginalized entrepreneurs ...

Ron Knox's new zine Resist Monopolies! documents the battles and triumphs of the growing antimonopoly movement, and shows how you can fight against corporate control.

Ron Knox joins the Building Local Power podcast to share his reflections on the antimonopoly movement and the importance of states in the antitrust fight ...

Riverbank, CA mayor Rachel Hernandez tells Building Local Power about governing as a renter, a daughter of immigrants, and a political newcomer.

Find out how much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of small, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth in 2024.

Adriana Valdez discusses the inspiration behind the Secret Mall Apartment, a project she undertook in 2003 to protest unsustainable development in Providence, Rhode Island.

The 2025 scorecard grades each state on their adoption of policies related to energy democracy and utility accountability in 2024.

A study found California's rooftop solar saved non-solar customers over $1 billion in 2024, rebutting the utility industry's "cost-shift" myth.