ILSR outlines steps to prevent marketplace platforms like Amazon from listing your small business's products without permission.
Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it.
You know why your local and state governments shouldn't be buying from Amazon. Here's what you can do about it.
States can and often do play a crucial role in antitrust enforcement; these recommendations will help ensure that state enforcers can effectively utilize that authority.
More than almost any other factor, a community’s planning and land use laws and policies affect its success in supporting small, locally owned businesses.
ILSR details the many policy ideas states can implement to strengthen their antitrust laws to fight corporate monopolies and build local economic power.
ILSR outlines the economy-strengthening benefits of city and state partnerships with local independent business alliances.
Andrew Van Dam of the Washington Post's Department of Data explores the numbers behind American Small businesses with help from ILSR's Stacy Mitchell
ILSR outlines the benefits to communities if they eliminate the dark store tax loophole.
Looking to protest The Washington Post's decision to pull their Kamala Harris endorsement and considering cancelling Amazon Prime? This cheat sheet makes it easy.
In November 2022, Oklahoma’s Healthy Soil Program Act (HB 4412) took effect. The bill was originally vetoed by the Governor in May 2022, but the...
King County, Washington, has long been recognized as a leader in environmental product procurement in the country. King County Code (KCC) § 10.14.050 mandates public...
Duke University (Durham, NC) has developed an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) policy that will reduce the collegiate community’s environmental impact, while developing a local market...
Dozens of locally based alternatives to the big third-party delivery apps have debuted during the pandemic, proving that in the food-delivery sector, local is better.
Here are the ten short-and-sweet reasons why supporting independent businesses is critical to the well-being of our communities and our economy.