Trump’s FCC has vowed to dismantle the open internet. Here’s what normal people can do to save net neutrality and destroy big telecom’s stranglehold on the industry. But first, they’ll need to get past the industry’s chosen Congressperson, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). Motherboard Vice‘s Jason Koebler interviewed our own Christopher Mitchell for his story.… Read More
In the USA Today network, our own co-director Stacy Mitchell was quoted to detail the quality level of the types of jobs that Amazon would supposedly be bringing to the American economy.… Read More
Since the publication of our landmark Amazon report in November of 2016, it’s been no secret that the level of subsidies the e-commerce giant has received is extraordinary. That’s why Crain’s Chicago Business cited our research in this story on Amazon’s jobs report.… Read More
ILSR is featured in this story from BuzzFeed News on the impact that Amazon’s announced 100,000 jobs will have on the economy and the labor economy from Caroline O’Donovan.… Read More
In a Reuters wire service release, Amazon follower Jeffrey Dastin cited our landmark Amazon report that details the growth of the e-commerce giant and the impact it is having in our economy.… Read More
Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, and co-author of the recent report, “Amazon’s Stranglehold: How the Company’s Tightening Grip is Stifling Competition, Eroding Jobs, and Threatening Communities,” responded to the announcement on jobs made today by Amazon: “Amazon’s jobs announcement this morning has it in the headlines as a job creator. But there’s a dirty secret about jobs at Amazon. As we found in our recent report on the company, as Amazon gains market share, it destroys more jobs than it creates,” Mitchell said.… Read More
This may well be the year of local government broadband solutions. For some communities, it will be because they are prepared to step up and are excited about ensuring all residents and businesses in the community have the tools to thrive in the digital economy. For others, it will be a last resort in the face of new political and economic challenges — but many will be taking action.… Read More
The telecom industry’s favorite Congressperson, Marsha Blackburn, has recently been elevated in Trump’s Washington. For their analysis on what that could mean for municipal broadband and Internet access competition, generally, Motherboard Vice‘s Jason Koebler and Sam Gustin reached out to broadband expert Christoper Mitchell for his thoughts.… Read More
Telecompetitor featured the update to our “Community Networks Map” that details all the levels of broadband networks across America. … Read More
