Building Local Power
A podcast by Institute for Local Self-Reliance - Thursdays
129 Episodes
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Creating New Narratives: Youth are the Present — Episode 157 of Building Local Power
Published: 11/08/2022 -
When a Win is a Win, and a Loss is a Lesson - Episode 156 of Building Local Power
Published: 28/07/2022 -
A Movement to Rectify Digital Inequities
Published: 14/07/2022 -
How Black Gold (Composting) Combats the Climate Crisis
Published: 30/06/2022 -
Anti-Merger Guidelines Would Stop Corporate Concentration, Revive Local Economies
Published: 16/06/2022 -
Maps Can Make or Break Communities’ Broadband Futures — Episode 152 of Building Local Power
Published: 02/06/2022 -
Policy Progress and Coalition Building — Episode 151 of Building Local Power
Published: 19/05/2022 -
In New York and Oregon, Canning Reduces Waste and Changes Lives — Episode 150 of Building Local Power
Published: 05/05/2022 -
Monopolistic Utility Companies Suppress the Use of Customer Data
Published: 21/04/2022 -
Building Local Power Highlight: People Love Local Food. Yet Local Farmers are Disappearing. What's Going On?
Published: 14/04/2022 -
Corporations Rake in Subsidies at Communities' Expense
Published: 07/04/2022 -
The Leaders Working to Build a Robust Small Business Economy
Published: 24/03/2022 -
How Monopoly Energy Utilities Impede Innovation
Published: 10/03/2022 -
Building Local Power Highlight: Democratizing Antitrust with Harry First
Published: 03/03/2022 -
Cities' Exclusive Agreements With Trash Collectors Are Holding Back Community Composters
Published: 24/02/2022 -
Building Local Power Highlight: Independent Musicians and the Anti-Monopoly Movement
Published: 17/02/2022 -
Local Organizing Efforts Are Reframing the Digital Divide
Published: 10/02/2022 -
Building Local Power Highlight: Centering Racial Justice in the Antimonopoly Fight
Published: 03/02/2022 -
The Movement to Take Back Control From Monopoly Electric Utilities
Published: 27/01/2022 -
Building Local Power Highlight: Is Amazon Picking Winners and Losers Among America’s Cities
Published: 20/01/2022
At the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, we work to break the chains of monopoly power in all sectors of our economy. From challenging incumbent cable monopolies in order to promote better Internet connectivity to pointing out how Amazon pushes local retailers out of the market, our researchers develop positive policy prescriptions to improve local economies. This podcast series provides a first glimpse at some of our newest original research and a unique economic perspective on today's most pressing topics.