Growing a Regenerative Food System — Episode 130 of Building Local Power
Host Jess Del Fiacco is joined by ILSR’s Linda Bilsens Brolis and Amanda Cather of the Million Acre Challenge to discuss regenerative agriculture. … Read More
Beyond Big Tech: Monopoly Power & Our Democracy — Episode 129 of Building Local Power
On this episode of Building Local Power, ILSR’s John Farrell, Stacy Mitchell, and Christopher Mitchell discuss some of the exciting things happening in different sectors of ILSR’s work. … Read More
Centering Racial Justice in the Antimonopoly Fight — Episode 128 of Building Local Power
Host Jess Del Fiacco and ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell are joined by Solana Rice and Jeremie Greer of Liberation in a Generation. They discuss their recent publication Anti-Monopoly Activism: Reclaiming Power through Racial Justice. … Read More
The Role of Antitrust Law in Creating Energy Justice — Episode 127 of Building Local Power
On this episode of Building Local Power, ILSR Co-Director John Farrell interviews Jean Su, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Energy Justice program. … Read More
A Make or Break Moment for Local Solutions — Episode 126 of Building Local Power
In this episode of Building Local Power, host Jess Del Fiacco is joined by three ILSR colleagues to discuss recent news and upcoming policy decisions that could have major ramifications on local-level solutions. … Read More
Stop Privileging Large Industrial Sites Over Local Composters — Episode 125 of Building Local Power
ILSR’s Jess Del Fiacco and Brenda Platt are joined by Tom Gilbert of Black Dirt Farm and Lor Holmes of the CERO Cooperative. Their discussion focuses on the need to support local and distributed infrastructure for food scrap recycling and composting.… Read More
Small Business Rising is Fighting Monopoly Power — Episode 124 of Building Local Power
Small business owners Danny Caine and Natasha Amott discuss Small Business Rising, a coalition that is calling on federal policymakers to reign in monopoly power.… Read More
Can We Be Local in a Digital World? — Episode 123 of Building Local Power
Jess Del Fiacco is joined by Christopher Mitchell and Christopher Ali, Associate Professor at the University of Virginia. Their conversation focuses around the idea of what it means to be local during a time when more and more pieces of our lives are shifting online. … Read More
Keeping NYC Land Out of Corporate Hands — Episode 118 of Building Local Power
Host Jess Del Fiacco and ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell are joined by Brad Lander, who represents Brooklyn’s 39th District on the New York City Council. Brad shares his perspective on how the pandemic has affected NYC neighborhoods. … Read More