I believe deeply in the need to make information accessible that can allow human beings to learn about the forces that shape our world in order to govern them appropriately. Becoming global citizens in this way is part of the process of life-long education and likely the most meaningful way to help humanity both survive and become more humane. I believe Wikirate projects are a source of information enriched by understanding which in and of itself makes governmental and corporate propaganda less likely to continue dominating both local and global decision-making.  The Wikirate community has made corporate information more open, accessible, and comparable. Each citizen is entitled to learn how they vote for a particular future through their purchasing and investment choices, as these are directly related to the bottom line of each company which plays a role in the world’s social and environmental challenges. It is time that every networked human being simply gets in the habit of rating company performance based on ESG data and explicit human rights-based metrics, and learns to make informed choices which push real corporate transparency. This can only occur at the intersection of research, open data, innovation, and collective action.

Check them out at https://wikirate.org!

- Brandon