From Shadow Networks to Sunlight: Aggregating Government Data to Expose Corporate Influence

Government data on corporate influence lies fragmented across dozens of APIs, creating an information asymmetry that shields lobbying from public scrutiny. WeThePeople aggregates lobbying disclosures, government contracts, stock trades, and enforcement actions into a unified platform, enabling journalists, researchers, and citizens to identify patterns of influence that individual datasets cannot reveal. This democratization of government data access strengthens civic accountability and helps prevent the concentration of unchecked corporate power.