TheyRule.net

They Rule aims to make some of the relationships of the elite of the US ruling class visible. http://www.theyrule.net

It allows users to browse through the interlocking directories of some of the most powerful American companies and easily run searches on them. If a user finds an interesting website about a company or director they can add it to a list of URLs relevant to that company or director. A user can save a map of connections complete with their annotations for others to view. Future users can then show approval for URLs and maps by submitting a vote. They Rule is a starting point for research about these powerful individuals and corporations.

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Background

C.Wright Mills wrote “The Power Elite” in 1956 documenting the inter-connections of the most powerful people in the United States. Since then some of the faces have changed but the general situation has only become more extreme. Now fewer companies control more of the economy and oligopolies exert control in nearly every sector of the economy. The people who head up these companies swap on and off the boards from one company to another, and in and out of government committees and positions. These people run the most powerful institutions on the planet, and we have almost no say in who they are. This is not a conspiracy. They are proud to rule. And yet these connections of power are not always visible to the public eye.