Local self-reliance means that we, the people, are free to exercise power over our lives — how we provide for our families, how resources are shared and allocated in our communities, and how decisions are made by government, corporations, and businesses because it affects all of us.
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Interactive Community Networks Map pinpoints where these networks are located and provides a graphic illustration of emerging trends.
ILSR's Community Broadband Networks team kicks off the new Digital Opportunity Lab deep in the heart of Texas.
ILSR’s blockbuster report exposes investor-owned utilities as an abusive monopoly harming our communities, climate, and democracy.
The groundbreaking report illustrates that racial disparity is not merely an outcome of monopoly power but a means by which corporations attain it.
Too often, policymakers try to alleviate symptoms. We’ve created a guide of local and state policies for dealing with the root problem. Centralization of power in private hands didn’t happen by accident; it’s not the result of inevitable forces. It’s a product of deliberate policy choices. Use our guide to chart a new course with policies that state and local policymakers should enact to rekindle that fight against corporate concentration.
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