How Local Control Empowers Cities to Fight Climate Change (Episode 109)
Host Jess Del Fiacco talks with John Farrell, Director of ILSR’s Energy Democracy Initiative, about how cities are taking action around climate change.… Read More
Report: 47 States Could Meet 100% of Electricity Needs Using In-State Renewables
If each U.S. state took full advantage of its own renewable energy resources, would it be sufficient to satisfy that state’s electricity consumption? The answer, in almost every state, is a resounding yes.… Read More
On the “Who Is?” Podcast: Stacy Mitchell Explains How Jeff Bezos has Leveraged Government Favors to Amass Alarming Power
On the “Who Is?” podcast, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell explains how Jeff Bezos built Amazon into the empire it is today by exploiting fractures in economic policy and then leveraging the company’s political influence to dominate our economy. … Read More
Zephyr Teachout on Building an Antimonopoly Movement (Episode 108)
Zephyr Teachout, author of the new book Break ‘Em Up, shares her thoughts on building an antimonopoly movement, what she finds encouraging and discouraging in our current moment, and how she approaches antimonopoly work as a democracy activist.… Read More
In MinnPost: Xcel Energy’s Resource Plan Doesn’t Make the Grade
In MinnPost, ILSR Co-Director John Farrell and Patty O’Keefe, organizing representative at the Sierra Club North Star Chapter, published an op-ed regarding Xcel Energy’s 15-year resource plan.… Read More
Can the People Take Power Back From Big Tech? (Episode 107)
ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell and Ron Knox discuss the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee’s recent hearing on monopoly power in online platforms, which featured testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and Google. The hearing was part of an in-depth, year-long investigation of anti-competitive behavior in these companies — the first time in more than 40 years that Congress has conducted a detailed investigation of monopoly power. … Read More
ILSR Joins Allies to Launch “Protect Our Restaurants” Campaign
A coalition of 35 independent restaurants and economic justice organizations, including ILSR, today launched Protect Our Restaurants, a new organizing campaign aimed at exposing the unfair and uncompetitive practices used by dominant delivery apps to exploit small businesses, workers, and consumers.… Read More
In The Atlantic: Amazon Is a Private Government. Congress Needs to Step Up.
In The Atlantic, Stacy Mitchell explains why Congress must reign in the monopoly power of these companies in order to restore balance to both our economy and our democracy.… Read More
David Dayen Talks America’s Monopoly Problem (Episode 106)
On this episode of Building Local Power, David Dayen discusses his latest book, Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power, which tells the story of the daily impact of monopoly power on Americans’ lives. … Read More
