The Guardian: Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger could cause more US food deserts, experts say
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell is interviewed by The Guardian on dangers of the proposed Kroger-Alberstons merger.… Read More
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell is interviewed by The Guardian on dangers of the proposed Kroger-Alberstons merger.… Read More
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell is quoted in The New York Times on the proposed Kroger/Albertsons merger: “We don’t need another mega grocery store chain.”… Read More
ILSR’s Brenda Platt is interviewed by The Washington Post on the benefits of backyard composting. “Composting is a proven way to address problems like climate disruption,” she says.… Read More
Stacy Mitchell, co-director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, explains how Amazon is purchasing its way into consumers’ homes to gain greater visibility and market dominance.… Read More
ILSR is cited for its research and mapping of open-access networks.… Read More
ILSR is cited for a 2019 study showing that Walmart’s supercenters reduce farmers’ share of income from food sales and drive down wages for people who harvest and process food.… Read More
In early August, Amazon announced it would pay $1.7 billion to take over iRobot. In a new essay in The Atlantic, Ron Knox writes that if the deal is allowed to happen, Amazon would buy its way to dominance in yet another industry. … Read More
Muninetworks.org is cited in telling the story of a Michigan man who built his own ISP network and is now getting government funding to expand it to more of his neighbors. … Read More
Ron Knox, senior researcher and writer for ILSR’s Independent Business Initiative shares why Amazon’s Roomba acquisition may be the most invasive and dangerous in the company’s history.… Read More