Re>Think Local

07/19/2020

Localism is the top trending economic community strategy

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An economic localization expert argues that we all must do our part to keep pandemic-battered Main Street businesses afloat.

07/18/2020

Opportunity or disaster it's up to you. https://bit.ly/3fSR4rO

Being an advocacy-minded brand means putting in the work, often years in advance.

07/09/2020

Our friend Michael Schuman offers brilliant advice for a post-COVID Main Street world https://lnkd.in/eyGXKDx

The community economics visionary explains how to move our money from Wall Street to Main Street.

06/25/2020

Local is more resilient https://bit.ly/380jFZj

A growing chorus of local farmers have been calling for a decentralization of food production for decades, and are increasingly emboldened amid coronavirus closures at Tyson, Smithfield and other major meatpackers.

06/14/2020

This looks terrific https://bit.ly/2Bc1PGc

A world-changing programme of inspirational talks, interviews, films, humour and music with with Noam Chomsky, Vandana Shiva, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Charles Eisenstein and more...

06/03/2020

The ice cream maker posted a powerful statement calling on America to "dismantle white supremacy" after George Floys's death.

06/02/2020

Local business is going to matter a lot if they survive. https://bit.ly/2XnI8UD

Local food, manufacturing and retail could see a revival as we strive for community resilience in the new normal.

05/25/2020

This brilliant idea maybe the solution to the Main St business failure crisis. No economic recovery will succeed without Main St businesses. https://bit.ly/2TuSH67 #

Op-ed: There may be a way to save local businesses at scale, while also creating a more equitable and democratic economy.

04/22/2020

On Earth Day at 50 we need some more mature plans for post Corona plans to save humanity https://bit.ly/2XVKjiR

The costs of natural disasters are becoming too much to bear – and it’s driving up premiums no matter where you live. The solution may be a transformative type of insurance never seen before.

04/19/2020

Localism inclusive of local and independent businesses is the answer to the post-crisis economy. Not large companies whose antitrust behavior is not good for America.

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Stacy Mitchell knew that taking on a trillion-dollar company would be a lopsided fight. But the pandemic has not only made Amazon more essential. It has also made it vulnerable.

04/13/2020

We are going to learn the hard the value of local independent businesses. They have few champions yet beyond balance sheets they are crucial to our humanity and local communities. https://nyti.ms/2XzBNGa

The owners of hair salons, bike shops and delis are stepping up to help their communities, all while wondering if they’ll make it.