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"The Corporate Power of It All" — and it's now live! Seven conversations with organizers, researchers, and frontline leaders on how corporate power shapes our lives and how we fight back.
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"around 30 state-level pension funds hold Palantir shares, many of them worth hundreds of millions of dollars apiece."
Munira Lokhandwala from @mapthepower.bsky.social will be speaking about power mapping as part of our book launch webinar "Data Activism in the Age of Trump". Register below.
Join us this Thursday at 7pm et for a training on power researching elected officials.
It's free and open to all regardless of experience level!
This training will be recorded.
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Quote by Bill Hartung: “I’ve known a lot of people who put in a few years and then leave. I try to communicate that there’s value in making this work a lifelong commitment.” Text in bold, pink, serif font on a white background.
Bill Hartung discovered his career path as a researcher through the divestment and antimilitarist movements of the 1970s and 1980s.
Read Hartung's reflections on the relationship between research and organizing in the past and present:
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Check out @ainowinstitute.bsky.social's 8-part North Star Data Center Policy in Practice training series.
A beige and black graphic with a papery texture shows a highlighted quote that reads, “The research helped us engage more people, but it wouldn’t have had the impact it did without the broader movement — the churches, the unions, local campaigns.” Above this quote is an image of a protest sign being held up by two anonymous hands, The sign reads, “War… what is it good for? The military industrial complex.” Below that, text reads: Power Research And The Military-Industrial Complex: An Interview with Bill Hartung, researcher and expert on the military-industrial complex. Read the full interview at: littlesis.org/research/news/. The LittleSis logo is on the lower right hand corner.
A quote in white text and a grey background reads, “We had to hit the streets and fight for years to democratize universities a bit. There’s always been this contradiction between where their money comes from and some of their public stances, but there was at least room to do good work. There’s much less room now. We’re disrupting the whole idea that universities are preparing people to participate in a democracy.” This is part of LittleSis’s ongoing series on the history of movement power research. Read the full interview at: littlesis.org/research/news/. The LittleSis logo is on the lower right hand corner.
Looking back at our movement history teaches us the importance of accompanying research with organizing and taking action.
In this interview we got to talk to Bill Hartung on his career as a power researcher.
littlesis.org/news/power-r...
Along with the many examples of unchecked billionaire power this tax day, there is also a growing fightback against this billionaire takeover.
Check out the LittleSis Guide to Exposing the Billionaires in Your Backyard to learn more: littlesis.org/reports/ever...
This Tax Day 287 major companies are avoiding $139,256,870,000 in taxes on $1 trillion of their 2025 profits.
The front cover of a report entitled, “Michigan’s Corporate Lobby.” Below, the sub-heading reads, “Chambers of commerce advocate for the interests of billionaires and big business over working families and communities.” The text is white on a blue background. a black silhouette of the state of Michigan covers the blue background. White outlined icons above the map represent the many sectors that corporate lobbyists encompass. The LittleSis logo is pictured at the bottom center.
Read the full report: littlesis.org/reports/mich...
Together these three groups have spent millions of dollars on political influence in Michigan through a network of political action committees, super PACs, and teams of lobbyists on top of the millions spent by all of their members individually.
A network map shows the corporate connections of three organizations: Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Business Leaders for Michigan and Detroit Regional Chamber. These three organizations are pictured in the middle of the map and arrows point towards them from different organizations and corporations they have connections with.
In our latest report we examine the networks behind three influential corporate trade groups operating in Michigan: the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, and Business Leaders for Michigan.
This April we are offering a training on researching your elected officials.
Be sure to register and share! littlesis.org/training/pow...
REGISTRATIONS are NOW OPEN for our upcoming webinar, Data Activism in the Age of Trump. REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/bdz7pxpc
Michigan’s Corporate Lobby. Portrait images of five different billionaires along with their names and net worths are pictured. Michigan’s richest billionaires and biggest corporations control a network of corporate lobby groups that spend millions of dollars on political influence. Read the full report: littlesis.org/research/reports/. The LittleSis logo is pictured on the bottom right corner. The text is white on a blue background with a white border. A black silhouette of Michigan state covers the blue background.
Michigan’s Corporate Lobby. A network map shows the corporate connections of three organizations: Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Business Leaders for Michigan and Detroit Regional Chamber. These three organizations are pictured in the middle of the map and arrows point towards them from different organizations and corporations they have connections with. Below this map text reads, “Together, these organizations work to advance a political agenda that prioritizes corporate profits over the common good, including: stopping working people from organizing; giving away the people’s money through corporate subsidies; de-regulating big polluters; defunding public services by cutting taxes on corporations and the ultra-rich.” Read the full report: littlesis.org/research/reports/. The LittleSis logo is pictured on the bottom right corner. The text is white on a blue background with a white border. A black silhouette of Michigan state covers the blue background.
How are billionaires using their inordinate amount of money and power to keep themselves rich and everyday people poor?
read out latest report to learn more: littlesis.org/reports/mich...
A quote reads, “If you look at how much of the money from their defense contracts gets siphoned off into profits, or CEO pay, or involves price gouging – it’s hard to sell that kind of waste and greed as defending anybody. Following the money helps to break through all that.” The quote is from an interview with Bill Hartung, researcher and expert on the military-industrial complex and author of The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home.This is part of LittleSis’s ongoing series on the history of movement power research. Read the full interview at: littlesis.org/research/news/. The text is white and red on a dark grey background. An image of U.S navy jets is seen in the background on the upper half of the graphic. A lowered opacity image of a hundred dollar bills is super imposed on the background as well. The LittleSis logo is on the lower right corner.
Read our latest interview with Bill Hartung where he discusses why following the money helps in the fight against militarism.
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How did Jeffrey Yass become the richest man in Pennsylvania? The Department of Class Solidarity dives into the details 🕵️
Want to learn how to follow the money in politics?
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April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Our latest blog post dives into the donors bankrolling New York’s gubernatorial candidates to place these donations in the context of what these donors hope to get from the next Governor of New York State.
littlesis.org/news/who-is-...
Coming up: BOOK LAUNCH WEBINAR
DATA ACTIVISM IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
Tuesday, April 28, 1:30pm-3:00pm
Hear from our Co-Executive Director, Munira Lokhandwala along with other panelist on organizing in this digital age.
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NEW: We interviewed author Bill Hartung on his long history researching the military-industrial complex and the critical connections between research and organizing against militarism.
Part of our ongoing series on the history of movement power research.
If you thought Bari Weiss was bad, meet the billionaire behind some of her worst work.
Jeff Yass isn’t just the richest man in Pennsylvania. He has more money than the entire Pennsylvania state budget.
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‼️BREAKING ‼️ New data reveals that American pensions and banks are propping up the worst of the worst: ICE contractors. 🤢 🧵
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Breaking: New data reveals US pensions including in sanctuary states California & New York and US banks have more than $80 billion invested in or financing ICE-contractors like Palantir, General Dynamics, Core Civic and others.
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![Power researching elected officials. August 20, 2026 at 7pm-8:30 pm ET; April 23, 2026, 7pm-8:30 pm ET. Who are the key players behind our politicians? Learn how to power map an elected official, how to research their campaign donors, and how this research can sharpen your strategy. Register: littlesis.org/trainings/ [case sensitive link in all lower case]. The LittleSis logo is pictured on the bottom right corner. The background is black and there is a faint black and white image of politicians gathered in a meeting hall on the upper half of the graphic, a black and white image image of hundred dollar bills is superimposed on this image and continues on the lower half. The text is white and yellow.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eymmxnashedpt6yjtnqj6bju/bafkreidtngavjrjgsmtwre3bhuyn6i27g3libbixgqkh3tfzsfjuqc762u)
Power researching elected officials. August 20, 2026 at 7pm-8:30 pm ET; April 23, 2026, 7pm-8:30 pm ET. Who are the key players behind our politicians? Learn how to power map an elected official, how to research their campaign donors, and how this research can sharpen your strategy. Register: littlesis.org/trainings/ [case sensitive link in all lower case]. The LittleSis logo is pictured on the bottom right corner. The background is black and there is a faint black and white image of politicians gathered in a meeting hall on the upper half of the graphic, a black and white image image of hundred dollar bills is superimposed on this image and continues on the lower half. The text is white and yellow.
Our next free public training will focus on power researching elected officials.
Join us to learn how following the money in politics can sharpen your strategy:
littlesis.org/training/pow...
Who is bankrolling New York’s gubernatorial candidates?
For both incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul and current Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, real estate was the top-donating industry.
Find a break down of each candidate's donors here:
littlesis.org/news/who-is-...
We all know about Avelo, Hilton and Target, but there are many more companies that enable ICE, some perhaps extremely vulnerable to public pressure.
Kick out the pillars of support one by one and this murderous regime will fall.
@mapthepower.bsky.social
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The front cover of a report entitled, “Michigan’s Corporate Lobby.” The subheading reads, “Chambers of commerce advocate for the interests of billionaires and big business over working families and communities.” The text is white on a blue background. a black silhouette of the state of Michigan covers the blue background. White outlined icons above the map represent the many sectors that corporate lobbyists encompass. The LittleSis logo is pictured on the bottom center.
Read our latest report to learn about the institutions through which Michigan’s billionaire and corporate class organizes together to flex its power. littlesis.org/reports/mich...
