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(More about Powerbase [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Powerbase:About here])\n\n|-\n! <h2 style=\"margin:0; background:#d9f7d4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;\">Powerbase portals</h2>\n|-\n|style=\"color:#000;\"| \n<center> [[Alcohol:Portal|Alcohol]] | [[Climate_Portal|Climate]] | [[Counter-Terrorism Portal|Counter-Terrorism]] | [[Foodspin_Portal|Foodspin]] | [[GM_Watch:_Portal|GMWatch]] | [[Israel Lobby Portal|Israel Lobby]] | [[Lobbying_Portal|Lobbying]] | [[MEPedia]] | [[Neoconservatives_Portal|Neoconservatives]] | [[Northern_Ireland_Portal|Northern Ireland]] | [[Nuclear_spin|Nuclear Spin]] | [[Pharma Portal|Pharma]] | [[Propaganda Portal|Propaganda]] | [[Scotland:_Portal|Scotland]] | [[Spooks Portal|Spooks]] | [[Terrorism_Expertise_Portal|Terror Expertise]] | [[Water_Portal|Water]]\n</center>\n<table><tr><td width=\"48%\">\nPowerbase documents the communication, PR, spin and propaganda  activities of [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Public_relations_firms public relations firms] and the [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:PR_Industry public relations industry]. Powerbase also includes profiles on [[think tanks]], [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Front_Groups front groups] funded by industry and [[industry-friendly experts]] that can influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Transnational_Corporations transnational corporations] or other special interests. \n\nPowerbase also focuses on communication, spin and propaganda in party politics and in war and peace. It includes public interest reporting on a wide range of issues of public controversy including work on the nuclear debate, climate change, water, alcohol, food, genetically modified food and crops, and the pharmaceutical industry. The database is a public interest resource which is intended to monitor and catalogue both positive and negative activities in relation to spin, which we define accordingly. We include pages on whistleblowers, on critics and victims of spin, on those whose work is spun by others, and on those who are associated with public relations \u2013 as well as on those who practice and promote spin. See our definition of \"spin\" [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Definition_of_spin here].\n\nPowerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]]. 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The relationship between special interests and elected representatives is catalogued in our MEPedia database and we are working to increase our coverage of the 'revolving door' between politics and special interests.\n\n\n|-\n! <h2 style=\"margin:0; background:#d9f7d4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;\">MEPedia</h2>\n|-\n|style=\"color:#000;\"| \n[[Image:EU_Insigna.png|right|140px]]\n[http://Powerbase.info/index.php/MEPedia MEPedia] profiles current Members of the European Parliament, focusing on issues of transparency, conflict of interest and the revolving door. It is a resource for members of the public across Europe to find out basic information about selected MEPs, their financial and political interests, and their voting history and comments on issues related to transparency, accountability and conflicts of interest.\n|-\n! <h2 style=\"margin:0; background:#d9f7d4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;\">Propaganda, conflict and war</h2>\n|-\n|style=\"color:#000;\"| \nThe database contains collections of articles on [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:British_Propaganda British propaganda], the theory and practice of [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Counterinsurgency counterinsurgency], the [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Neocons neoconservatives], the [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Israel_Lobby Israel lobby] and the [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Terrorologist terror experts] and the associated [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Terrorism_Industry terrorism industry], which can influence public opinion public policy in the 'war on terror'. Powerbase also documents the propaganda, communication, disinformation, and covert action activities of states, [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Spooks intelligence agencies], and their associated networks. \n[http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/category:Propaganda Propaganda] | [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/category:Terrorexpertise Terror Experts and institutions]  | [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Neocons Neoconservative networks] | [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Counterinsurgency Counterinsurgency] \n===Regional conflicts===\n[http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Israel_Lobby Israel Lobby] | [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Northern_Ireland The Conflict in the North of Ireland] | [http://Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Iraq_War_2003 Iraq War 2003] | [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Target_Iran Targeting Iran]\n\n|-\n! <h2 style=\"margin:0; background:#d9f7d4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;\">The alcohol industry and policy</h2>\n|-\n|style=\"color:#000;\"| \nThe [[Alcohol:Portal|alcohol portal]] aims to examine governance processes in the area of alcohol and public policy. The portal aims to make connections between the alcohol industry, public policy makers and their relationships with the media, scientists and current research and debates within the field.  You  can see all pages on [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol alcohol here].  The portal focuses in large part on the most important policy actor which is the [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Industry alcohol industry] and its [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Industry_People personnel], and in particular tries to uncover the links between the industry, [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php?title=Category:Alcohol_Lobby_Groups alcohol lobby groups]and [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Lobbyists_and_PR_people alcohol lobbyists and PR people].  We also focus on the [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_NGOs alcohol NGOs], which are often poorly funded and struggle to raise public health issues against the plethora of other [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Policy_Groups alcohol policy groups] and indeed the often covertly industry funded [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Front_Groups alcohol front groups].  Lastly we also focus on the issue of the science of alcohol and examine the role that [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Science_and_Scientists alcohol science and scientists] play in the policy process.\n\n|-\n! <h2 style=\"margin:0; background:#d9f7d4; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #7ba06d; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;\">Elite networks and corporate power</h2>\n|-\n|style=\"color:#000;\"|\n\n* [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Transnational_Corporations Transnational Corporations]: The organisations pushing corporate globalisation.\n* [http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Scotland Scotland]: think tanks and lobbyists pushing corporate interests in Scotland.\n* [[New Labour nexus]]: New Labour- and other market-friendly think tanks in Britain.\n* [[Corporate Power in Britain]]: the main corporate lobby groups in Britain.\n* [[Who Rules America]]? 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To see the pages which do not exist but are most wanted by Powerbase users see the [[Special:Wantedpages|Most Wanted pages]]. The [[Priority profiles]] page lists organisations that Powerbase users would like contributors to help with.\n\n\n{| style=\"border-spacing:8px; margin:-8px -8px;\"\n|style=\"width:100%; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#f7f3fc; vertical-align:top; color:#000;\"|\n{| cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"5\" style=\"vertical-align:top; background:#f7f3fc; color:#000\"\n! <h2 style=\"margin:0; background:#ddcef2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #afa3bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;\">Getting Started</h2>\n|-\n|style=\"color:#000; padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.5em;\"| \n<h4>Looking for somewhere to start?</h4>\nWe welcome new contributors to Powerbase. In order to contribute, you first need to register as a User. \n* Go to http://spinwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki_spinwatch.org and subscribe to the Users' email list. This will enable you to receive group emails from other Users in Powerbase. \n* Send an email to editor AT Powerbase.info saying who you are and what your interests are. If you are approved as a User you will be sent a User name and password to enable you to log in and edit or contribute material. \n\nIf you are unsure where to start, you could expand some of the recently created but currently brief articles. If you look at the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes page]] you will see some noted as being 'stubs' - articles that may just be a line or two and needing to be fleshed out. So if you would like to add to some of those you would be most welcome.\n\nThere is an automatically updated page which includes the pages which have been signaled by Powerbase Users as [[Special:Wantedpages|most wanted]].  In addition there is a page which includes a list of [[Powerbase:Things you can do to help|Things you can do to help]].\n\nOr if you would like some other suggestions closer to your interests you could drop Powerbase editor [[User:David|David Miller]] an email at editor AT Powerbase.info\n\n<h4>Research and writing tips</h4>\n[[How to research front groups]] | [[Resources for studying propaganda]] | [[Research using the web]]\n\n<table cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFDF\" bordercolor=\"#000000\" width=\"70%\"><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFDF\" colspan=\"2\">\n\n<center><b>Start Here</b></center>\n</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFDF\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>[[Special:Newpages | View The Latest Articles]]</li>\n<li>[[Special:Categories | View Articles By Category]]</li>\n<li>[[Special:Popularpages | View The Most Popular Articles]]</li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFDF\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>[[Special:Userlogin | Create An Account Or Log In]]</li>\n<li>[[Special:Preferences | Change Your Preferences]]</li>\n<li>[[Article_Submission | Write a new Article]]</li>\n</ul><br><br>\n</td></tr>\n\n\n\n</table>\n|}\n|}\n{| style=\"border-spacing:8px; margin:0px -8px;\"\n|style=\"width:100%; border:1px solid #fffacd; background:#fffef3; vertical-align:top; color:#000;\"|\n{| cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"5\" style=\"vertical-align:top; background:#fffef3; color:#000\"\n! <h2 style=\"margin:0; background:#fffacd; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #dad26d; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;\">Powerbase history</h2>\n|-\n|style=\"color:#000; padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.5em;\"|\nPowerbase is a collaborative venture initiated by [http://www.spinwatch.org Spinwatch] in collaboration with [http://www.lobbywatch.org  Lobbywatch], [http://www.gmwatch.org GM Watch] [http://www.red-star-research.org.uk/ Red Star Research] and [http://www.corporatewatch.org Corporate Watch], but put into effect by a wide variety of volunteers and independent researchers. \n\nContributors are now working on 19,161 articles. \n|}\n{| style=\"border-spacing:8px; margin:0px -8px;\"\n|style=\"width:49%; border:1px solid #aaa; background:#fcfcfc; vertical-align:top; color:#000;\"|\n{| width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"5\" style=\"vertical-align:top; background:#fcfcfc;\"\n|-\n|\n'''Disclaimer:''' Powerbase is an encyclopedia of people, issues and groups shaping the public agenda. 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