Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Construction starts of $100 million internet network in Kenosha. The privately built network would be the first of its kind in Wisconsin.
ILSR is cited for its research and mapping of open-access networks.… Read More
Salt Lake Tribute (Opinion): Building strong communities could be a team sport
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 The Atlantic: Amazon’s Dangerous New Acquisition
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
Wired: This Man Built His Own ISP. Now He’s Getting $2.6M to Expand It
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
Business Insider: Amazon bought the company that makes the Roomba. Antitrust researchers and data-privacy experts say it’s ‘the most dangerous, threatening acquisition in the company’s history’
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
Vox: Climate fixes are all aimed at property owners. What about renters?
Linda Bilsens Brolis, senior project manager for the Composting for Community Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance explains how renters can take an active role in combating climate change through composting.… Read More
Washington Post (Perspective): Amazon just bought my doctor’s office. That makes me very nervous.
Stacy Mitchell, co-director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, rings the alarm bells on the Amazon bid to purchase One Medical.… Read More
MarketWatch (Opinion): Prime Day is here — and it’s a prime day for you to quit using Amazon
Institute for Local Self-Reliance research on Amazon is cited to make the case why the convenience Amazon offers is not worth the harm it does to small businesses, communities, and consumers.… Read More
San Antonio Report (Opinion): How we’re making San Antonio hotter — and how we can help cool it down
Bill Barker cites Institute for Local Self-Reliance research on the potential usefulness of water pipes as a replacement for dirty energy utilities among the creative solutions available to mitigate the harms modern comforts introduce to a heating planet.… Read More