In May, Vermont became the seventeenth state in the nation to close a loophole that major chain retailers are using to evade paying state income...
"We may look back and think this is one of the most important things we’ve done," said Bristol, Rhode Island, Town Councilor Halsey Herreshoff after...
A new study documents more than $1 billion in state and local development subsidies that have flowed to Wal-Mart, and that figure likely represents only...
The city of Bennington, Vermont, has enacted a store size cap ordinance that effectively puts an end to attempts by Wal-Mart to build a giant...
The city of Vancouver, Canada, has banned big-box stores in one neighborhood and is studying the possibility of a citywide store size cap .… Read...
During the week of July 4th, thousands of independent businesses in a dozen cities around the country celebrated Independents Week—seven days of educational and promotional...
Business Forum: Teaching People to Think – Badly by David Morris Originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 25, 2004 In 1998, with much...
NEWS RELEASE July 2, 2004 For Further Information: Institute for Local Self Reliance Neil Seldman President(202) 898-1610 ZERO WASTE DEFEATS INCINERATOR IN FRANCE Within...
As we celebrate our nation’s independence, thousands of small businesses, led by the new and fast-growing American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), are drawing attention to...
Devil in the Details by David Morris Originally published in Alternet, June 30, 2004 In mid June, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) weighed...
By Neil Seldman Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)Washington, DC June 17, 2004 In May, Neil Seldman participated in the Zero Waste: Unachievable or Realistic Target...
Q. I’m thinking of not voting in the next election except maybe for a third-party candidate. After all, there’s not a dime’s worth of difference...
Q. More than 100 million people are going to cast ballots this November. Can one vote make a difference? Answer: You betcha. American history is...
Q. All this talk about the elections makes me eager to vote. I know I have to register but I don’t know how or when...
Q. I know we don’t elect a president directly. But I don’t know why. And what the heck is the Electoral College? Does it lessen...