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 ...

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

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.

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

UC Davis professor Andrea Cann Chandrasekher shares her research into consumer redlining, the practice of retail chains providing lesser service in poor or BIPOC neighborhoods.

This report’s findings were featured on NBC Nightly News, New York Times, USA Today, and NPR. This report is accompanied by two companion publications: 17 Problems: How Chain Dollar Stores Harm ...

Composting cuts greenhouse gas emissions, enhances the ability of soil to act as a carbon sink, and builds community resilience to climate disruptions. Use our new graphic to share these benefits! It ...

Amazon claims that it has “a mutually beneficial relationship” with the small businesses that depend on its platform. This fact sheet tells the real story.

Independent pharmacies are the unsung heroes of healthcare, providing critical services that chain pharmacies simply can’t match. On this summer special, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell illustrates how ...

Although dollar stores sometimes fill a need in places that lack basic retail services, there’s growing evidence that these stores are not merely a byproduct of economic distress. They’re a cause of ...