Building Local Power

Building Local Power brings you thought-provoking stories and new ideas for breaking the hold of corporate monopolies and expanding the power of communities to chart their own futures.

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DOJ Takes On Live Nation/Ticketmaster

Posted July 11, 2024

In 2019, we aired an episode titled "Independent Musicians and the Antimonopoly Movement," which explored the impact of industry concentration on independent...

Inside Scoop on Local News’ Future

Posted June 21, 202400:32:16

Veteran journalist, Harry Jaffe, reflects on his four-decade career dedicated to covering some of Washington D.C.’s stories, emphasizing the crucial...

Reviving the Riverfront, and D.C.

Posted May 30, 202400:27:33

In 2000, Uwe Brandes moved to Washington, D.C. to join Mayor Williams' administration with a bold vision to transform the Anacostia River waterfront,...

Essential Tools for Neighborhood Revitalization

Posted May 16, 202400:26:04

Arriving in the nation\'s capital in the mid-90s, Gina Schaefer found herself drawn to Logan Circle, a neighborhood that had been scarred by the riots...

The Seed of Local Power

Posted May 2, 202400:26:07

In 1974, in Washington D.C., amidst a backdrop of economic turbulence and social unrest, the seeds of the Institute for Local Self-reliance were sown....