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  • Palin’s Self-Reliant Image of Alaska Is Bogus

    Palin’s Self-Reliant Image of Alaska Is Bogus

    In her latest comment on the "Bridge to Nowhere" controversy, Sarah Palin appealed to the self-reliant, individualist, rugged, anti-government image most Americans have of Alaska....

    How Big are Big-Box Stores?

    How Big are Big-Box Stores?

    Wal-Mart and Target are currently building "supercenters," which combine their usual array of merchandise with a full supermarket and numerous specialty services from cut flowers...

    Deconstruction in Action

    Deconstruction in Action

    Deconstruction has several standard bearers across the United States. This article provides brief case studies and contact information for several of the leading companies.… Read...

    David Morris

    David Morris

    Dr. David Morris is co founder and vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. His five non-fiction books range from an analysis of Chilean...

    City of Austin’s Zero Waste Plan

    City of Austin’s Zero Waste Plan

    Earlier this year, by adopting the State’s first Zero Waste Plan for a Texas community, the City of Austin took an important step to move...

    Economic Benefits

    Economic Benefits

    The economic benefits of deconstruction are substantial. One of the biggest challenges to “greening” businesses is overcoming the false perception that environmentally-sound business practices necessarily...

    Anti-Piracy

    Anti-Piracy

    Almost all federal economic development programs now have anti-piracy provisions, which bar aid to a company that is relocating from one state to another. A...