While many have long believed that food deserts arise in areas that just can’t attract a grocery store, Stacy Mitchell argues ...

In March 2020, Amazon warehouse worker Chris Smalls led a walkout protesting a lack of COVID-19 safety measures at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island. He was fired two hours later. In the following ...

On May 1st, we had the profound honor of celebrating 50 years of ILSR at the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., ...

Federal policy failures and incumbent provider neglect are largely to blame responsible for Internet access inequities on Tribal land. Increasingly, Native Nations are beginning to address the digital ...

For decades — from the 1930s until the 1980s — the U.S. grocery industry was remarkably competitive, with independent grocers thriving alongside large chains like Kroger and Safeway. Independent ...

What is Local Self-Reliance? Local self-reliance means that we, the people, are free to exercise power over our lives — how we provide for our families, how resources are shared and allocated in our ...

ILSR was founded at another precarious time — a moment when there was little faith in either major political party to do what ...

David Morris reflects on 50 years of fostering local self-reliance and ILSR. Those of us who were lucky to have worked with ILSR’s co-founder David Morris over many decades invite you to join us in ...

Only by relying on one another, cultivating a spirit of togetherness, and taking big, collective action in our communities can we win the future we all deserve. A future where we all have the freedom ...

Chain dollar stores are multiplying rapidly. Since 2011, the two largest U.S. chains — Dollar General and Dollar Tree (which owns Family Dollar) — have grown from about 20,000 locations to almost ...