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Stacy Mitchell

Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, where she directs an initiative on independent business. She is the author of Big-Box Swindle and also produces a popular monthly newsletter, the Hometown Advantage Bulletin. Catch her recent TEDx Talk: Why We Can’t Shop Our Way to a Better Economy.

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December 10, 2017
Latest from Stacy Mitchell
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Economy & Labor

After Three Decades of Neglect, Antitrust Is Back on the Democratic Platform

If elected, would Clinton have the will to enforce the antitrust laws Democrats have neglected since the Reagan years?
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Stacy Mitchell,
Truthout
August 3, 2016
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News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Local Banks Have Vanished Since 2008. Why We Should Treat It as a National Crisis

While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs.
by
Stacy Mitchell,
YES! Magazine
May 8, 2015
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News

Walmart’s Death Grip on Groceries Is Making Life Worse for Millions of People

Walmart’s tightening grip on the food system is unprecedented in US history.
by
Stacy Mitchell,
AlterNet
March 29, 2013
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Taking Financial Reform Into Our Own Hands

Why we can’t let this financial reform bill be our only response to the economic crisis. With the passage of the financial reform bill, giant banks see a…
by
Stacy Mitchell,
Yes! Magazine | Op-Ed
July 17, 2010
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A New Deal for Local Economies

Let me begin by sharing some good news. Scattered here and there, in my country and in yours, the seeds of a new, more local, and more durable…
by
Stacy Mitchell,
YES! Magazine | Op-Ed
June 28, 2010
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