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Comprised of over forty businesses, nongovernmental organizations and government agencies, the newly formed Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) will address plastic waste and pollution.… Read More
A Congressional committee spent a year investigating Amazon’s monopoly power. Its findings signal that it’s time for independent businesses to urge Congress to break up Amazon. Small Business Owners — Sign our Petition.… Read More
Bay County, Florida’s recent decision to shut down a local Waste-to-Energy facility reflects a general trend in the energy sector, but its decision to redirect all waste to a landfill raises concerns.… Read More
Our research has found that cities, counties, states, and community organizations have established more than 800 programs to provide financial assistance to small businesses in the wake of the pandemic. These programs have deployed more than $9.27 billion in grants and loans. Yet the funds are running out. Congress should address the unprecedented crisis facing small business by quickly providing the resources local governments need to do this important work.… Read More
Through its marketplace, cloud division and voice interface, Amazon functions as essential infrastructure for an astonishing array of companies and industries. This gives it an extraordinary view into the activities of other businesses and an unparalleled ability to manipulate markets to its own advantage.… Read More
As debates ramp up about how Congress and watchdog agencies should address the monopoly power of Big Tech, ILSR legal fellow Shaoul Sussman argues in the American Prospect that we must prioritize revoking the liability shield these platforms enjoy.… Read More
The lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s killing is yet another dispiriting — and infuriating — reminder of the profound inequalities that plague America’s justice and policing systems.… Read More
Stacy Mitchell joined an online discussion with Jason Wiens, policy director for the Kauffman Foundation, and Brandy Bynum Dawson, director of Advocacy for the NC Rural Center about the critical role policy plays for small businesses – especially given the confluence of factors in 2020.… Read More
Waste360 Magazine breaks down the myths and realities of glass recycling in the U.S.… Read More
