Interesting Country Power Rankings

Ranking the nations of our planet based on how historic, unique, relevant, controversial, and influential they are.  The list is obviously incomplete and subject to change.  Please comment your thoughts and opinions.

1. China

2. United States

3. India

4. Japan

5. United Kingdom

6. Israel

7. Saudi Arabia

8. Italy

9. Russia

10. Hong Kong

11. Brazil

12. Germany

13. Iran



14. France

15. Switzerland

16. Nepal

17. United Arab Emirates

18. North Korea

19. Bhutan

20. Egypt

21. Australia

22. Netherlands

23. Vatican City

24. Iraq



25. New Zealand

26. South Africa

27. Singapore

28. Chile

29. Spain

30. Indonesia

31. Syria

32. Greece

33. Canada


34. Turkey

Working Plan

The overall goal here is to track corporate influence in the United State's government.  Propped will convey this in a manner that is:

- Factual

- Up-to-date

- Impartial

- Organized

The first step in this undertaking will be to condition my understanding of our government so that I can accurately portray the roles of the people I write about.  Special emphasis will be placed on understanding what parts and processes of the government can fall under corporate influence.

Next I will have to establish a database that profiles all of the individuals in government and their respective roles.

I will then need to find reliable sources of information to build dossiers on each politician.

Once a steady stream of content has been established I will begin to focus on improving the quality of Propped itself, making it more transparent and easy to navigate.  Corporate influence's greatest asset is its complexity; it can only be unraveled through simplification and intuitive access.

Declaration of Principle

This is the historic first entry of Propped.  Propped is a nonprofit online entity devoted to investigating corporate influence in our government.  This is the humble beginning of what I hope will eventually become a reliable window for citizens to see the circulation of money through our government.