ILSR Expands Spanish Language Composting Resources
Composting posters, workshops, learning activities, signage, and training guides are now available in Spanish.… Read More
In Minnesota Reformer: State Regulators Need to Take a Tougher Line on Gas Monopolies
In the Minnesota Reformer, ILSR Co-Director and Director of the Energy Democracy Initiative John Farrell writes about how Minnesota state regulators need to enact stricter rules and regulations on gas monopolies.… Read More
In BioCycle: The State Of Community Composting In The U.S.
In BioCycle, Brand Platt spoke about the business of community composting and the state of the industry today in the U.S. … Read More
Small Businesses Must Be Primary Focus of Federal Recovery Efforts
In a policy briefing paper released today, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance forcefully argues that the immediate federal response to the Covid-19 crisis must focus on enabling small, independent businesses to weather the economic collapse, while longer term federal efforts need to tackle the larger structural obstacles that have long impeded small businesses and left them vulnerable to the current crisis.… Read More
On The Laura Flanders Show: Stacy Mitchell Discusses the Future of Antitrust Post-Election
On The Laura Flanders Show, ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell discusses the legacy of this year’s election, takeaways from the preliminary results, and the work that needs to continue. … Read More
How the Baltimore Farm Alliance is Fighting Food Apartheid and Building Community Resilience – Episode 111 of Building Local Power
Host Jess Del Fiacco is joined by Denzel Mitchell, Deputy Director of the Baltimore Farm Alliance, and Sophia Hosain, leader of ILSR’s composting work in Baltimore.… Read More
On WBEZ’s Reset: How Can We Protect Small Businesses During The Pandemic?
On WBEZ, Kennedy Smith discusses the state of small businesses during this pandemic and the role that state and local governments need to play in supporting them.… Read More
In the Wall Street Journal: Rural Families Struggle With Work and School With No Home Internet
In the WSJ, ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell also explains the failures of US broadband policy that has kept communities from getting connected.… Read More
In the Des Moines Register: West Des Moines Broadband Plan Shows Innovation
In the Des Moines Register, ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell discusses Iowa’s leadership in broadband and West Des Moines’ innovative partnership with Google Fiber which will provide high-quality Internet service at an affordable price for all residents.… Read More