Building Local Power
A podcast by Institute for Local Self-Reliance - Thursdays
129 Episodes
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Taking a Risk for Rural Economic Growth with Dante Pittman
Published: 3/6/2025 -
From Neighborhood Streets to City Hall with Zac Blanchard
Published: 2/20/2025 -
Staying Local at the Statehouse with Tristan Rader
Published: 2/6/2025 -
How Structural Racism Fuels American Monopolies
Published: 1/23/2025 -
“The Bad Target”: The Rise of Consumer Redlining
Published: 1/9/2025 -
A Rebalancing Act: How We Restore Local Power in 2025
Published: 12/26/2024 -
The Environmental Inequity of AI
Published: 12/12/2024 -
Pizza, DMs, and Solidarity: Filming the Amazon Labor Fight
Published: 11/27/2024 -
David Morris: 50 Years of Pioneering Work and Impact
Published: 11/20/2024 -
Amazon, Labor, and Race
Published: 11/14/2024 -
Bookstores and Local Power with BLP’s New Host, Danny Caine
Published: 10/31/2024 -
The Will and the Way to Revive ‘the Mecca’
Published: 10/18/2024 -
Mending Broken Promises on Dorr Street
Published: 10/4/2024 -
A Heyday in the Toledo Life
Published: 9/19/2024 -
Rediscovering Toledo’s Black Wall Street
Published: 9/5/2024 -
Healthy Skepticism of Pharmacy Giants is Spreading
Published: 8/22/2024 -
Absolute Power Corrupting Our Energy System
Published: 8/8/2024 -
A National Strategy for Community Composting
Published: 7/25/2024 -
DOJ Takes On Live Nation/Ticketmaster
Published: 7/11/2024 -
Inside Scoop on Local News’ Future
Published: 6/21/2024
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.