campaign finance tracking

RSG #304: How To Map A Political Patronage Network

Resistance Survival Guide #304 Political patronage rarely announces itself with a villain speech and a monogrammed corruption cape. It usually appears as a pattern. The same names show up on advisory boards. The same donors become vendors. The same staffers become lobbyists. The same nonprofit boards overlap with public contracts. The same families, firms, and … Read more

RSG #294: Tracking Land Ownership and Development Networks

Resistance Survival Guide #294 How to Understand Who Controls Land, Infrastructure, and Major Development Projects in Your Community Every major change in a community leaves a paper trail long before construction equipment arrives. New housing developments, industrial facilities, data centers, warehouses, highways, utility corridors, and commercial projects often begin with land purchases, zoning requests, permit … Read more