Who Rules the Bay Area?
source: http://littlesis.org/group/6
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- KylieStone
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If somebody asked you to name the ten most powerful companies in the Bay Area, would you be able to do it?
We're launching an investigation of the elite social networks surrounding the biggest corporations in the Bay Area. Using LittleSis as a research tool, we will create an interactive database detailing the channels of money and influence that sustain these companies and tie them together. Our research will map the key relationships:
* Corporate interlocks via board members and top executives
* Buying influence through PACs, lobbying, and campaign contributions
* Revolving-door access to city, state and national government bodies
* Executive bonuses, wasteful contracts, and regulatory violations
* Major shareholders and bondholders
* Funding of universities and other research institutions
* Ties to cultural and philanthropic institutions
* Investments in Bay Area community initiatives
How are the Bay Area's biggest companies networked into your community? How are they shaping government policy? Do they invest in public works, or in executive bonuses? Support this pitch to find out.
We're launching an investigation of the elite social networks surrounding the biggest corporations in the Bay Area. Using LittleSis as a research tool, we will create an interactive database detailing the channels of money and influence that sustain these companies and tie them together. Our research will map the key relationships:
* Corporate interlocks via board members and top executives
* Buying influence through PACs, lobbying, and campaign contributions
* Revolving-door access to city, state and national government bodies
* Executive bonuses, wasteful contracts, and regulatory violations
* Major shareholders and bondholders
* Funding of universities and other research institutions
* Ties to cultural and philanthropic institutions
* Investments in Bay Area community initiatives
How are the Bay Area's biggest companies networked into your community? How are they shaping government policy? Do they invest in public works, or in executive bonuses? Support this pitch to find out.
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samthesixth
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Cool project. We should track the politicians who take bribe money from these corps.
- 2 years ago
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samthesixth
