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 communities, and how decisions are made by government, corporations, and businesses, because it affects all of us.
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This prestigious recognition celebrates John's extraordinary contributions to solar energy adoption, particularly through rooftop and community solar programs.
In this webinar, climate activist Bill McKibben and a panel of energy experts discuss how powerful monopoly utilities block climate progress.
The federal agency administering the largest single investment to expand Internet access seems to be changing federal funding rules that would reduce rural broadband investment.
99% Invisible, with Stacy Mitchell's help, devotes an episode to the relationship between food deserts and the federal government's abandonment of Robison-Patman Act enforcement.
David Morris, co-founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and a pioneering voice for community-scaled economics and local self-determination, died on June 11, 2025, at age 79. One of America’s most visionary and prescient thinkers, David was an early and incisive critic of corporate concentration and free trade.
Over a career spanning more than five decades, he helped lay the groundwork for what are now ascendant alternatives — including local green energy and community broadband — and crafted countless innovative policy proposals to advance justice, equity, and community power. His clarity, conviction, and vision will be deeply missed.
Remembering David Morris