Empowered by our federalist system, states can and often do play a crucial role in antitrust leadership and enforcement. Leaders at the state level are better attuned to the needs of small businesses, ...

To commemorate David Morris's life and work after his sudden passing, we're re-releasing a 2017 interview about local power and the power of cities ...

Community leaders have good reason to be concerned about chain dollar stores. Here's an explanation of 17 ways dollar stores can hurt communities.

In many places across the country, broadband communications provider, Sparklight, has a monopoly in rural towns where they price gouge their customers and deliver poor service. It has significantly ...

It Takes an Avalon Village Mar 21, 2024 Luke Gannon, Reggie Rucker Podcasts and Videos Building Local Power Podcast Racial Equity ...

Electric cooperatives have been the backbone of the nation’s rural electrical system for more than 80 years. Their mission and business model now face more challenges than ever, from financial to ...

New Report: The Dollar Store Invasion Stop Dollar Stores in Your Community: A Strategy Guide 17 Problems: How Dollar Store Chains Hurt Communities Center of Hope Community Baptist Church United ...

Maps from eight cities show how numerous dollar stores have become in America and reveal a pattern between dollar stores and neighborhood income and race.

How Amazon uses its monopoly power to extract extreme and rapidly growing fees from businesses on their site that have little choice to reach customers.

Not only does AI technology have severe climate impacts, it exacerbates environmental inequity. UC Riverside professor Dr. Shaolei Ren joins us to explain.

Municipalization: many have tried, but few have succeeded. For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by Randy Knight, city manager of Winter Park, Florida. Having ...

ILSR’s new report, Upcharge: Hidden Costs of Electric Utility Monopoly Power, is a deep dive into the problems associated with the 100-year-old model granting private companies exclusive power over ...