Small, locally owned businesses are essential to creating a productive and resilient economy, thriving communities, and a healthy democracy.
A grocery store owner transforms a food desert into a food oasis.
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From the New Deal until the 1970s, Democrats were the party of small business. In The Nation, Stacy Mitchell and Susan R. Holmberg argue that the left should once again embrace small business. Doing so is crucial to reversing inequality and rescuing democracy.
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Here are five important reasons for local officials to support independent businesses based on a growing body of research.
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In this virtual event, key leaders and advocates, including Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and White House Advisor Tim Wu, discuss the importance of small business in achieving a vibrant, equitable economy where all people and communities can thrive.
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In The Forge Stacy Mitchell argues that we are in unprecedented moment to organize a broad popular front of small businesses and working people to...
We wrote a letter in response to Melinda Cooper’s arguments in Dissent Magazine linking Trumpism with small business owners.… Read More
In the Washington Post, Stacy Mitchell explains why we shouldn’t be surprised that West Virginia and North Dakota’s independent pharmacies are beating the chains in...
Stacy Mitchell joined an online discussion with Jason Wiens, policy director for the Kauffman Foundation, and Brandy Bynum Dawson, director of Advocacy for the NC...
Independent pharmacies could flourish and multiply, helping to solve the growing problem of healthcare deserts — if only policymakers would stand up to the big...
This month, The Sun magazine features ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell in an extended Q&A about the consequences of Amazon’s tightening grip and what it will...
Small businesses are sometimes criticized as being bad for workers — but that idea is wrong. In this piece, we look at how small and...
In the July-August issue of “Washington Monthly” magazine, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell rebuts a new book’s claims that the monopolization of the U.S. economy is a...