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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To demonstrate how corporate concentration has reshaped food access in the U.S., ILSR's interactive map shows food deserts alongside the location of grocery stores.
Communities can assert their power against the big tech monopolies driving the harmful expansion of massive data centers.
ILSR's short video explains how excessive profits for utility shareholders, also known as return on equity, drive up electric bills.
See where and how you can use your vote to demand more affordable, clean, and safe electricity from utility regulators.
Communities are now being asked to absorb the costs of building a generative AI future that is poised to eliminate jobs, expand surveillance, and provide corporations with new tools to manipulate prices and wages. Our resources explore policies to reclaim local power in the AI race, and stories from those who are fighting back.
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