What role does composting play in subverting barriers to local food sovereignty? In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, we are joined by...
On the Columbus, OH local NPR affiliate, Stacy Mitchell explains the many ways chain dollar stores prey on communities.
Dollar stores are not merely byproducts of economic distress; they are a cause of it. Through predatory tactics, chain dollar stores are killing off grocery...
Over 75 cities and towns have defeated dollar store projects recently. Our guide can help you keep these chains out of your community.
Community leaders have good reason to be concerned about chain dollar stores. Here's an explanation of 17 ways dollar stores can hurt communities.
An Ohio pastor leads the charge against the dollar store invasion in his community.
Composting is a process driven by organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye, that transforms raw materials into a valuable soil amendment....
Our 2022 annual report highlights the work we’ve done — through on-the-ground technical assistance, in-depth research and analysis, and coalition building with grassroots organizations —...
On Pitchfork Economics, Stacy Mitchell argues that merging companies' assuaging regulators by promising to pass savings on to consumers is based on false promises.
Ron Knox joined Vox’s Today Explained podcast where he details the danger, harm, and effects of the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.
"Kroger/Albertsons would control $1 of every $4 American dollars spent on groceries. That’s as big as Walmart, [which] has done widespread damage to communities"
Powerful retailers are dominating supply chains. Our report argues it’s time to revive the Robinson-Patman Act to restore antitrust enforcement against predatory buying.
On this episode of Building Local Power, Rakeen Mabud the Chief Economist at Groundwork Collaborative and Ron Knox, Senior Researcher and Writer at the Institute...
Stacy Mitchell's barnburner keynote address at the National Rural Grocery Summit detailed how monopolistic corporations are harming small businesses and farmers.
Four states lead the country in renewable energy policies: California, Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois. Created by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), the 2022...