ILSR's Sue Holmberg discusses her Power Play report outlining the ways monopolies exploit systemic racism and how communities ...

Stacy Mitchell is a writer, strategist, and policy advocate. Her work focuses on dismantling concentrated corporate power and building thriving communities and a healthy democracy. She is Co-Executive ...

A network of community composters building the movement by connecting early adopters, spreading lessons learned, and inspiring new operations. The Community Composter Coalition is a network of ...

Join the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), along with leading advocates, experts, and practitioners for a virtual event on how to maximize the benefits of clean energy for communities through ...

Composting can take place at many levels – backyard, block, neighborhood, schoolyard, community, and regional – and in urban, suburban, and rural areas. There are many methods and sizes. Large-scale ...

This episode is the first in our new season of Building Local Power, The New Class, where we are talking to interesting changemakers among the state and local politicians newly elected in November ...

Permit requirements are meant to make sure rooftop solar installations are safe and comply with local laws. But inconsistent and resource-intensive permitting ...

In 2023, Lowcountry Local First launched its first “Community Business Academy” in the Portuguese language. The 12-week course targeted entrepreneurs living and doing business in Goose Creek, South ...

“In the 1970s and ’80s, politicians from both political parties began to abandon small business.” ...

If you’re involved in an existing composting initiative or interested in supporting composting in your community – whether you are a composter, hauler, regulator, policymaker, local business, urban or ...

“Much of Walmart’s market dominance can be attributed to its use of this illegal and anti-competitive tactic,” says Stacy Mitchell WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 17, 2025) – Stacy Mitchell, co-executive ...