Stacy Mitchell
Stacy Mitchell Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project and directs its initiative to curb the power of big-box retailers and strengthen locally owned businesses. She’s the...
View ArticleMoving our Money in Somerville
(This article was originally published on The Huffington Post) Across the nation, local and independent businesses are organizing. The “local movement” is experiencing a boom, BusinessWeek recently...
View ArticleThe Corporate Co-Opt of Local
by Stacy Mitchell Local Signage....at Wal-Mart HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, has taken to calling itself “the world’s local bank.” Starbucks is un-branding at least three of its...
View ArticleThis Friday – GO PLAID!
This article originally appeared on Boston.com in The Angle section. That piece can be found here Today, SLF begins a 6 week campaign, in collaboration with our sister networks from around New...
View ArticleReflections in Plaid
by Joe Grafton Well…that was interesting. As the afternoon winds down on the day after Thanksgiving, I’m left to reflect on the whole Plaid Friday experience. I guess, if anything, it reaffirmed my...
View ArticleSLF in 2010 ~ Against all odds…or maybe not
This is the 4th installment of a week-long blog retrospective at the year that was for SLF & the Local Movement in 2010, and a glimpse into what 2011 may hold. Please add feel free to comment with...
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