Our Funding:
WMPC is the only NO-PROFIT public policy organization in the country.
We have no donors and do not accept payment or “donations” from political, partisan, corporate, foreign or other special interests (like foundations).
We do, however, accept individual gifts on a purely voluntary basis from those who appreciate and align with our revolutionary direct public service model.
This is our prototype for True independence and economic liberation.
Our Bird
WMPC’s mascot is the hooded peregrine falcon. Anyone who’s spent time in our region has probably seen one diving over the airspace of an open field or relaxing in a nest on one of the area’s falcon cams.
Peregrines are the fastest animal on earth, reaching dive speeds of over 200 mph. But they’re also known for their impressive hunting skill, superior trainability, agility and versatility.
In falconry, juvenile birds are hooded to drown out all unnecessary sensory distraction as they learn to hunt–including the presence of the trainer herself.
Until recently, peregrine falcons were considered endangered in Massachusetts, but thanks to specific efforts to save them, their numbers are increasing both here and across the country.
Like our mascot, we’re versatile, agile, and ignore distractions. That’s what makes us effective.
Our Approach
We’d truly love to put ourselves out of business. But, we’re a long way from an America in which ALL people who are marginalized, ignored, exploited, oppressed enjoy equal representation, access, pay, protection and treatment–under law that is equally enforced and equitably applied.
The America we’re building assumes the inherent unity, equality and dignity of global humanity as its point of origin. The People are sovereign. They form, direct and control their governments, representatives, values and priorities–not the other way around.
Entities like corporations are not people. They aren’t entitled to inalienable rights under the law, and they can’t buy the government with stolen wealth. Neither profit nor politics is ever more important than the preservation and quality of sustainable human life & experience.
In this future America we’re building, wars or conflicts fought to promote private corporate & financial interests are a thing of the past. Any money collected from the People is spent directly to prioritize and maximize every individual’s liberation, self-determination, health, welfare, wellbeing and quality of life.
In local communities all over the country, everyday people are active & informed participants and decision-makers with the knowledge to act responsibly in accordance with their inherent power. Each trains and works according to their passion, interest & ability, which makes local economic power inherently strong and appropriately responsive, dynamic and proactive.
They collaborate to create and implement their own preferred solutions to persistent problems, and design innovative ways to resource them from the ground up.
To ensure equal justice at every level and in every part of the system, they know how to strategize, organize and leverage their collective power whenever necessary as a check or balance.
This is how We, the People, GUARANTEE democracy.
Top-down, trickle-down systems don’t work.
But even if they did, no one should be expected to wait patiently on the bottom for a few drops that rarely come while there’s a raucous bacchanal going on above.
Liberation and economic justice won’t be achieved by asking for it from those who are drunk with stolen money and power. Continuing to rely on systems meant to exclude, deny and exploit achieves nothing for sure–except exploitation and subjugation.
We must upend rule, resource, heart & mind control by the corrupted & greedy few in every aspect of American life and society: in government & policy, in educational institutions and nonprofit organizations & their “expert” propaganda production; in healthcare; the law; the corporate media and all their sophisticated mechanisms of forced dependency & control.
How do we do it?
We make them obsolete.
We help individuals, and the People as a whole, liberate themselves from that which no longer serves them and help them identify & mobilize sovereign resources to replace and leave behind these corrupted, cruel and failing overlords.
Whether it’s:
- Individual patterns of thinking or behavior
- Childhood wounds
- Stale, dysfunctional or toxic relationships
- Dead-end jobs or obsolete careers
- Economic dependency
- Unwelcome “duties” or obligations
- Incompetent or corrupt leadership
- Bureaucratic gatekeepers
- Stalled or performative initiatives
- Unsustainable economic models or
- failing (failed) political systems…
we offer new perspectives, visionary strategies and bespoke, executable plans– iterated in real-time–as well as holistic advisory & coaching support along the way.
Wanna break the ties that bind you?
When you’re ready for real change and a bold, new path forward you might be ready for us.
There’s only one way to find out.
Why Western Mass?
When people imagine think tanks and public policy prestige, they automatically think of D.C. This is fair since the nation’s capital has the highest concentration of these types of organizations in the country–and the seat of federal power is there. So, people often ask us: Why Western Mass?
The first answer to that question is easy: Because federal (and state) power is corrupted by money and has failed the People–just like the existing think tank model.
For this reason, Western Massachusetts is actually a perfect location for our revolutionary, visionary & independent project. After all, it’s unique in its demographics, as the four counties range from deeply rural farming and land- and trade-based, working class cultures in Franklin, Berkshire and parts of Hampshire counties, to dense populations of highly educated intellectuals and finance and healthcare professionals in Hampshire and Hampden. This kind of rich diversity makes us a microcosm of the political challenges that face the nation today.
But Massachusetts’ unique politics (a solidly “liberal” legislature, often balanced by a moderately conservative executive who enjoys broad popularity) also create a perfect proving ground to find creative, and often surprising, agreement and compromise on many major issues that divide & conquer the country as a whole.
Our smaller and more targeted sphere of influence allows us to demonstrate direct impact in ways that no one can credibly argue and no traditional think tank ever can or will.
There’s also a longstanding and well-established gap between the influence and resourcing levels enjoyed by the Eastern part of the state and us here out West.
Having a sound, objective and independent policy voice speaking with and for the popular majority makes us–and those who share our spirit and demands–harder to dismiss, placate & ignore.
But mostly, we chose Western Massachusetts because we live here, we’re proud of this beautiful place and its people, and we consider it a privilege to love, preserve & protect it as a public service.
