Massachusetts is home to America’s oldest anti-monopoly law. The state’s Body of Liberties, enacted in 1641, made clear that “No monopolies shall be granted or allowed amongst us…” Today, lawmakers in ...

John Farrell is this week’s guest. To hear him tell it, one of the most important lessons he took from David Morris was that the idea of clean energy itself isn’t enough. In addition to the climate, ...

Podcast (buildinglocalpower): Play in new window | Download On this week’s episode of Building Local Power, we continue our series honoring ILSR’s co-founder David Morris, who passed away in June. One ...

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 ...

Applications Now Open for the Composting for Community Mini-Grant Program The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is launching year two of the Composting for Community Mini-Grant Program to ...

Paola Santana, founder of G-Commerce, talks to BLP about using a human-centered approach to fix a broken government purchasing system.

Lauren manages campaign strategies and relationships with allied organizations and coalition partners, advocating for antimonopoly reforms.

Recast City's Ilana Preuss returns to Building Local Power to talk small scale manufacturing and the funding gap for historically marginalized entrepreneurs ...

Ron Knox joins the Building Local Power podcast to share his reflections on the antimonopoly movement and the importance of states in the antitrust fight ...

Riverbank, CA mayor Rachel Hernandez tells Building Local Power about governing as a renter, a daughter of immigrants, and a political newcomer.

Find out how much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of small, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth in 2024.

North Carolina State Rep Dante Pittman discusses how innovative ideas and leadership have led to economic growth in his hometown of Wilson, NC.