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November 01, 2023
Utilities Are Increasingly Passing Premiums for “Certified” Gas Onto Consumers Across The Country
Our recent inquiry into whether utilities around the country are paying premiums for purchasing “certified,” “differentiated,” or “responsibly sourced” natural gas—and if so, whether they are passing on those higher prices to customers—has uncovered a significant uptick in utilities seeking these gas options and passing on the costs to ratepayers. You can find our research document here.
October 30, 2023
Meet Harlan Crow's Favorite Democrats
Josh Gottheimer, Joe Manchin, Henry Cuellar, and Dean Phillips are among the many Democrats to receive campaign donations from Clarence Thomas’ billionaire benefactor.
October 13, 2023
Revolving Door Project Sends Letter To Rep. Correa On Big Tech Conflicts Of Interest
On Thursday, October 12, the HuffPost reported on the Revolving Door Project’s letter to Ranking Member of the House Antitrust Subcommittee Lou Correa.
September 29, 2023
Blog Post Administrative LawConsumer ProtectionCorporate CrackdownExecutive BranchGovernment CapacityLabor
MAGA-Engineered Government Shutdown Will Make October a Great Month to Be a Corporate Criminal
The forces that stand to benefit most from a Republican-imposed government shutdown are corporate miscreants—a fact that President Joe Biden and his Democratic surrogates should point out.
September 28, 2023
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Everything You Should Know About The CFPB SCOTUS Case
Corporate predators and their Republican lackeys want our corrupt Supreme Court to make fraud legal again. Their greed could yield catastrophic economic damage.
September 26, 2023
Blog Post BigLawConsumer ProtectionDepartment of JusticeFinancial RegulationRevolving DoorSupreme Court
Payday Lenders Repped In CFPB Case By Firm That Picked Trump’s SCOTUS Nominees
Jones Day, the Trump admin’s favorite law firm and home of its most notorious alums, is trying to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
September 21, 2023
Disgraced Revolving Door Republicans Back Payday Lender Attack On CFPB
Trent Lott, Tom Price, John Boehner and other corporate shills are back to rip you off again.
September 05, 2023
No, The "Union Boss" Is No Longer In The Mafia
I am asking you for the hundredth time, please stop using the phrase “union boss.” No one in your local unions is a mobster, I promise.
September 01, 2023
Big Pharma Sues To Keep Drug Prices Sky High
While the Inflation Reduction Act might be a new approach to drug prices, Big Pharma’s strategy of suing to keep prices high is a years-old strategy.
August 29, 2023
The Inaction Of The Obama Administration Got Us Here In Florida
A few days ago, a white supremacist murdered three innocent Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville. Like the shooter in Buffalo and Dylann Roof in Charleston, he had a manifesto that espoused white nationalist talking points and conspiracy theories. The prevalence of racist attacks in recent years underscores the alarming rise of right-wing domestic terrorism in the United States. The problem I want to address is: Who at the highest levels of government is to blame for this?
August 29, 2023
Yet Another Reason To Ignore The Hacks At CRFB
Joe Biden has no interest in an Obama-style grand bargain to cut Social Security, but Republicans on Capitol Hill are still searching for neoliberal, ostensibly Democratic partners to force bipartisan cuts to the program. On Friday, August 18th, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) took time out of his August recess to tweet “The 2020 election was not stolen, but Social Security is going insolvent. That is what we should be talking about.” A Republican senator advocating Social Security cuts is nothing new, but in a reply to his first tweet, Cassidy attempted to start a conversation within the Beltway by tagging more than a dozen “wonks,” wannabe wonks, and opinion columnists. Among them were two purportedly nonpartisan hacks known for their influence over moderate Democrats — Maya MacGuineas and Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.