Our Big List of Covid-19 Assistance Programs
We are building an ongoing list of grant and loan programs that can help small, locally owned businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More
ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell Discusses Local Broadband Solutions on 1A
Christopher Mitchell, Director of ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks initiative, was a guest on NPR’s 1A.… Read More
In Wired: Can it. Amazon is Not Your Typical Grocery Store
ILSR Legal Fellow Shaoul Sussman and co-author Hal Singer discredit the idea that all businesses behave like Amazon.… Read More
Looking for Our Work on Amazon?
Learn more about ILSR and Stacy Mitchell’s recent work on Amazon in this list of highlights. … Read More
COVID-19 Resources for Composters & Food Scrap Collectors
Resources to help food scrap collectors and composters respond to evolving conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will update this resource page and welcome feedback and suggestions.… Read More
ILSR & Allies Urge Congress to Act on Small Business Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses shuttered by COVID-19 are at risk of closing for good in the coming weeks. To protect Main Street jobs, workers, and businesses while they hibernate and adapt to save lives during the pandemic, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has joined a range of allies in demanding a federal small business aid program that meets this moment.… Read More
In the Washington Post: We’re Short on Hospital Beds Because of Hospital Consolidation
In the Washington Post, Senior Researcher Ron Knox and Roosevelt Institute co-author Andrea Flynn explain how monopoly power is impacting Americans’ access to health care, particular hospitals’ ability to fight the COVID-19 crisis.… Read More
Fighting for a Better Future: A Statement from ILSR on the Coronavirus Crisis
A statement from John Farrell and Stacy Mitchell, Co-Directors of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, on the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More
Op-Ed in ProMarket: Amazon is Poised to Emerge from the Covid-19 Crisis Stronger Than Ever
Amazon has reacted to the coronavirus outbreak with restrictions designed to cement its market power at the expense of merchants and consumers.… Read More