Maps Can Make or Break Communities’ Broadband Futures — Episode 152 of Building Local Power
Host Jess Del Fiacco is joined by members of ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks team: Ry Marcattilio-McCracken, Sean Gonsalves, and Christine Parker. They discuss the importance...
Policy Progress and Coalition Building — Episode 151 of Building Local Power
Host Jess Del Fiacco is joined by several ILSR colleagues: Susan R. Holmberg, Senior Researcher and Editor for the Independent Business initiative; Katie Kienbaum, Senior...
Statement: Biden Administration Celebrates Telecom Companies Undermining His Agenda
The Biden Administration is poised to celebrate the nation’s largest telecommunications monopolies today even as these companies do the bare minimum for digital equity while...
Building Local Power Highlight: People Love Local Food. Yet Local Farmers are Disappearing. What’s Going On?
Leah Douglas is a reporter at Reuters covering the politics of food, agriculture, and the environment. Douglas discusses how the poultry industry is structured by...
The Leaders Working to Build a Robust Small Business Economy — Episode 147 of Building Local Power
Listen to highlights from a recent ILSR event called “The Progressive Fight for Small Business” featuring Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and White House Advisor Tim Wu....
ILSR Statement on the Introduction of the Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act
We welcome the legislation introduced today by Senator Warren and Representative Jones, as a long-overdue step toward a more equitable and dynamic economy. … Read More
Technical Experts, Advocates, Activists Will Share Insights on Community-Driven Digital Equity Solutions at Upcoming Event
To help demystify broadband and digital equity policy and give officials the grounding they need to undertake projects, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) and...
Building Local Power Highlight: Democratizing Antitrust with Harry First
Harry First, law professor and co-director of New York University’s Competition, Innovation, and Information Law Program discusses moving antitrust away from a technocratic approach, the...
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