MAKING POWER VISIBLE

A commons-based research institute examining how elite power operates across societies, modeling post-capitalist futures, and building tools for transparency and accountability.

Featured Research

Latest publications examining power structures and future scenarios

LATEST PUBLICATION
The Double Helix of Power: Elite Impunity and Post-Capitalist Futures
A mixed-methodology inquiry introducing the Double Helix framework for analyzing complex social phenomena, examining the Jeffrey Epstein case as a microcosm of elite power architecture, and modeling four possible post-capitalist trajectories.
RESEARCH
The Commons and Power: A Synthesis
How elite power concentrates by enclosing commons, and how defending shared resources becomes a strategy for resistance.
ANALYSIS
Four Futures: Scenario Analysis
Modeling post-capitalist trajectories based on abundance vs. scarcity and egalitarianism vs. hierarchy axes.

Our Approach

Rigorous Research

Evidence-based analysis of power structures across cultures, grounded in documented facts and comparative frameworks.

Commons-Based Tools

Open frameworks and methodologies that resist enclosure, available to all without paywalls or gatekeeping.

Anti-Idolatry

We refuse to turn people into gods. Our stance is gratitude for good work, not worship of individuals.

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