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LittleSis

A free database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government.

LittleSis is a free database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government. They define themselves as the grassroots watchdog network connecting the dots between the world's most powerful people and organisations.

In other words, LittleSis tracks the key relationships of politicians, business leaders, lobbyists, financiers, and their affiliated institutions and helps answer questions such as “Where did White House officials work before they were appointed?” and “Which lobbyists are married to politicians, and who do they lobby for?” These are all questions that could provide valuable material to activists and journalists around the world.

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