Amazon-Whole Foods deal bad for competition: Expert
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell is interviewed in this short segment for CNBC’s Power Lunch on the growing power of Amazon in the wake of their purchase Whole Foods. Watch here:… Read More
How Fast Is Your Internet? Net Neutrality Rules Bar State Investigations, Cable Companies Say
In this piece for International Business Times the reporter cites our filing with the Federal Communications Commission on the state-level barring of enforcing speed tests for Internet access.… Read More
Whole Foods Deal Shows Amazon’s Prodigious Tolerance for Risk
Our wide-ranging Amazon report was cited in this piece for the New York Times by David Streitfield, detailing the impact they are having on our economy.… Read More
Amazon Extends Tentacles Further With Purchase of Whole Foods
In this piece for Common Dreams, reporter Andrea Germanos reacts to the blockbuster move that sees Amazon buying luxury grocery behemoth Whole Foods. In the piece Germanos cites our Amazon report in reference to the growth of Amazon’s ambitions for the economy.… Read More
Amazon-Whole Foods deal could mean new phase of retail
In this breaking news story for USA Today, their retail team reacts and reports to the Amazon-Whole Foods acquisition and what it means for the economy and the oft-cited “future of retail.” For their coverage, the team also cites our landmark Amazon report.… Read More
When Does Amazon Become a Monopoly?
In reaction to the acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon, mainstream thoughtful outlets, like The Atlantic, take a careful look at the growing market power of the e-commerce behemoth and cite our landmark Amazon report as evidence for the different things that are happening in the consolidation of our economy.… Read More
EVs and Microgrids Will Miniaturize Our Grid. Or Not.
With our electric vehicle report hot off the presses, Microgrid Knowledge looks toward another innovative technology and how it relates to microgrids in creating a more self-reliant and renewable grid. The author pays special attention to the possibility of vehicle-to-grid relationships and interviews our own John Farrell for his perspective on changing technologies.… Read More
The Power of Electric Cooperatives: Recommended Article
Journalist Jill Nolin recently dove into the details of electric cooperatives and Internet service in an article for the Thomasville Times-Enterprise in Georgia. Rural electric co-ops offer an avenue for robust rural connectivity that is in keeping with the long-standing rural tradition of self-reliance.… Read More
Internet for all San Franciscans? Here’s how it could happen
Municipal-based fiber network are an important factor in ensuring equitable Internet access for all. San Francisco is making that a priority and reached out to our broadband expert Christopher Mitchell in order to hear his perspective and get his advice.… Read More