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

We are deeply saddened to share that David Morris, co-founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and a pioneering voice ...

Members Adirondack Worm Farm — Hudson Falls, NY AJ’s Compost Collective — Richmond, VA AhGrow! – Trinidad & Tobago Akron Cooperative Farms — Akron, OH Alianza Cero Basura BCS A C —Todo Santos, BCS ...

How We Work We help people aspire and argue for what they need: clean, local, affordable energy and the chance to own it, individually or collectively. We help people understand why those in power won ...

Chain dollar stores’ poor labor practices have gotten Congress’s attention. In April 2022, Sen. Patty Murray, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, asked the CEOs of ...

The Quiet Revolutionary Who Saw Corporate America's Monopoly Problem Coming David Morris, co-founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and a pioneering voice for community-scaled economics and ...

Podcast (buildinglocalpower): Play in new window | Download Independent pharmacies are the unsung heroes of healthcare, providing critical services that chain pharmacies simply can’t match. On this ...

Our team fights the unchecked power of corporate monopolies and champions policies that level the playing field for small independent businesses. ILSR’s new zine Resist Monopolies is a guide to how ...

Your last one, huh? Wow. I’ve probably exhausted all of the words I can say about what you’ve meant to this podcast and to me personally and professionally. But I think the one thing I’ll add for our ...

State and local officials, and their citizens, are on the frontlines of the problems caused by excessive concentration, from the lack of good jobs, to unaffordable prescription drugs, to failing farms ...

Podcast (buildinglocalpower): Play in new window | Download Toledo’s Dorr Street bears the deep scars of federal policies that stripped away Black economic power and prosperity. Once a thriving center ...

Guiding Principles of Community Composting: Resources recovered: Waste is reduced; food scraps and other organic materials are diverted from disposal and composted. Locally based and closed loop: ...