LittleSis’s Oligrapher for Beginners
Oligrapher is a tool for visualizing networks of influence and power. Here is how you can get started using it.
Measuring “contagion” effect of political donations using LittleSis data
While the LittleSis website is a useful tool for researchers, academics, journalists, and activists to explore and map networks of powerful people and organizations, our data is available for anyone
All about that data
Well-tended profiles on LittleSis can be chock full of interesting and useful information, but where do you begin? A few months ago we rolled out a new tab designed to
Oligrapher updates: home page, interlocks, and more
We have some exciting updates to share about Oligrapher, the LittleSis power mapping tool. First, it has a brand new home page. Check out all of the amazing visualizations created
Introducing Oligrapher: power mapping on LittleSis
The Endless Chain A single example will illustrate the vicious circle of control–the endless chain–through which our financial oligarchy now operates: J.P. Morgan (or a partner), a director of the
Join a LittleSis training!
Look familiar? You can now join a free online training to get over the hump and start using LittleSis for your power research! The real value of LittleSis is that
Elderly fear drop in Medicare coverage in new health plan
The elderly rethink their support of Obama over health care reform. (NYT) Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak today at the Fed annual retreat about the past year and how
How to Profile Investors on LittleSis
In response to a couple of questions I’ve received from analysts lately, I wanted to provide a simple set of instructions for profiling investors on LittleSis. Why Profile Investors? When
LittleSis is growing!
And not just the database. Over the past two weeks, the LittleSis team has added three new members: Ellen Przepasniak, a (recovering?) print journalist, will be coordinating communications efforts and
Why LittleSis Matters
There are thousands of people in the US, and plenty more around the world, who spend every day investigating the ties between people in the upper circles of government and