As federal priorities shifted in 2025, ILSR took it to the states to challenge corporate dominance while championing community-led solutions from the ground up.
A message to friends and allies reflecting on David's visionary ideas, rigorous thinking, and lasting impact on movements for a just, sustainable, and democratic world.
From celebrating our 50th anniversary to groundbreaking reports on how monopolies acquire and abuse their market power, 2024 was a landmark year for ILSR.
Exploring how ILSR’s history, ongoing work, and mission intersect with the movement for racial equity.
Our 2023 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 —...
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 —...
Our 2021 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 —...
Despite the challenging state of affairs in 2020, it’s been a productive year for ILSR and for our work fighting corporate control and building local...
It’s been a tremendous year for ILSR and for our work fighting corporate control and building local power across the economy. Our 2019 Annual Report...
We’ve been busy this year and our 2018 Annual Report shows how we work alongside community leaders to provide the hard data, detailed policy expertise,...
In each of our wide-ranging initiatives, we work alongside community leaders to provide the hard data, detailed policy expertise, and compelling narratives needed to support...
As we confront the daunting challenges of a severely compromised climate, crippling inequality, and a failing federal government, ILSR’s forward-thinking, bottom-up solutions have never been...
2013 was a big year for ILSR. We successfully countered attempts by big corporations like Walmart, Xcel Energy, and Time Warner Cable to expand their...
Learn about our accomplishments in three sectors of targeted focus: Hometown Advantage – expanding, developing and protecting locally owned retail businesses; Democratic Energy – dispersed...
Our program continued its tradition of solving problems in ways that reinforce economic and environmental security. Our work continues to help community development organizations, small...