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

We are deeply saddened to share that David Morris, co-founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and a pioneering voice ...

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

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 ...

Lucas County Commissioner reflects on the legacy of Dorr Street and his commitment to reinvesting in the area, restoring community health and resilience.

Toledo’s Dorr Street bears the deep scars of federal policies that stripped away Black economic power and prosperity. Once a thriving center of Black business, Dorr Street was decimated by ...

Paola Santana, founder of G-Commerce, talks to BLP about using a human-centered approach to fix a broken government purchasing system.

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.

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 ...

Amazon is exploiting its position as a gatekeeper to impose growing fees on the small businesses that rely on it to reach the online market.