Institute for Local Self-Reliance Building Community, Strengthening Economies
- The Seed of Local Powerby Luke Gannon on May 2, 2024 at 9:00 am
Reflecting on ILSR’s DC origins 50 years later, when the seat of federal power inspired three pioneers to build local power. … Read More
- Celebrating 50 Years of Building Local Power and Fighting Corporate Controlby Reggie Rucker on May 1, 2024 at 4:01 am
Thank you for joining our 50th anniversary celebration! We are honored to be on this journey with you and are grateful for your continued support.… Read More
- Has U.S. Antitrust Reached a Turning Point?by Susan Holmberg on April 30, 2024 at 9:37 pm
Stacy Mitchell joined a panel, hosted by the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative at UC Berkeley, exploring who is winning the antitrust battle and why.… Read More
- Webinar: Scaling Up Mission-Driven Community Compostingby Brenda Platt on April 26, 2024 at 8:33 pm
Part 6 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series featured a presentation from ILSR’s 2022 Community Composter Census lead author Clarissa Libertelli, followed by a moderated panel discussion addressing key challenges to growth and what’s needed to support future innovation and investment. The panel included representatives from local government and community composting.… Read More
- How Investor-Owned Utilities Turn (Your) Money into Political Powerby John Farrell on April 25, 2024 at 7:13 pm
This graphic lays out the investor-owned utility model and how utilities maximize profits at the expense of their customers, use money to gain political power, and then use power to defend their monopoly and make even more money.… Read More