Ron Knox is a senior researcher and policy advocate for ILSR’s Independent Business Initiative. A combined storyteller and antitrust expert, Ron is building our deep bench of reporting and research on ...

ILSR’s Composting for Community Initiative supported the development of a new toolkit to guide communities affected by wildfires and other sources of pollution on how to safely assess and remediate ...

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 ...

Para esta información y solicitud en español, haga clic aquí. Applications Now Open for the Composting for Community Mini-Grant Program The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is launching year ...

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 ...

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

Adriana Valdez discusses the inspiration behind the Secret Mall Apartment, a project she undertook in 2003 to protest unsustainable development in Providence, Rhode Island.

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

The 2025 scorecard grades each state on their adoption of policies related to energy democracy and utility accountability in 2024.