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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP) scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
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The Agency Spotlight
The Agency Spotlight tracks appointments to leadership positions at thirty-nine independent federal agencies through the confirmation process and beyond. Additionally, for three agencies — the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the Spotlight monitors and exhibits key votes.
Read MoreIndustry Agenda
Building off the work of our Personnel Map, the Industry Agenda is a report series that looks at how different industries seek to influence the staffing of the Biden Administration. In these reports, we take a closer look at the policy issues at stake for various industries, as well as the agencies and offices they will be looking to influence.
Learn MorePersonnel Map
The Personnel Map aims to demonstrate the breadth and depth of corporate America’s interest in the executive branch of the federal government. The map ties major economic sectors to the individual political positions that have the power to regulate, bring enforcement actions against, or disburse funds to the companies in that sector.
Learn MoreOctober 04, 2023 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
“This Fish Stinks From The Head”
It’s been an eventful week, to say the least. We have a smattering of political updates to share, many of them rooted in the ongoing saga of MAGA-led obstruction of government function. But first, we want to address an instance of overt violence spurred by Trump’s hate-filled rhetoric.
October 02, 2023 | The American Prospect
Consumer ProtectionEthics in GovernmentFinancial RegulationIndependent AgenciesJudiciarySupreme Court
Clarence Thomas Has Yet Another Huge Conflict of Interest
Revolving Door Project research reveals that right-wing elites in the Horatio Alger Association stand to benefit from a lawsuit attempting to destroy the CFPB. The group has close ties to Clarence Thomas.
October 02, 2023
Clarence Thomas Must Recuse From Harlan Crow-Backed Challenges To New York Rent Control Law
In response to the news that Clarence Thomas participated in the Supreme Court decision to deny cert in the first of three challenges of New York City’s rent control law, Revolving Door Project Executive Director Jeff Hauser released the following statement.
October 02, 2023
Hey MSNBC—Stop Booking Corporate Hack Neal Katyal
The ex-Solicitor General is a protector of oligarchy, not democracy.
October 2, 2023
Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
'A Travesty': Clarence Thomas Refuses to Recuse in Case That Could Benefit Billionaire Benefactor
October 2, 2023
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Existential Threat to CFPB Spotlights Massive Stakes of New Supreme Court Term
October 2, 2023
Caitlin Oprysko - POLITICO Influence
Feinstein’s successor consulted for Uber, Airbnb
October 2, 2023
Roshan Abraham - Vice Motherboard
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Landlords’ Case Seeking to End Rent Control
October 1, 2023
Ann Finkel and Lewis Barnes - Jacobin
We All Live in a Company Town Now. The Labor Movement Can Lead the Way Out.
September 25, 2023
Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
'He Cannot Be Trusted': Thomas Urged to Recuse From CFPB Case Over Koch Ties
RDP on Twitter
RT @revolvingdoorDC: "She has some of the same flaws as @RepZoeLofgren and @RepLouCorrea [...] they think the interests of Big Tech are the…
RT @davidsirota: Today is a truly historic day: For the first time in American history, an Uber/AirBNB political consultant will become a…
@neal_katyal @UofHartford Anyone at @UofHartford want to ask Neal about his work at the Supreme Court attacking wealth taxes and defending Nestle's use of child slave labor? https://t.co/hiKzOrDFfq
RT @ddayen: Here's my writeup of today's oral arguments in the Supreme Court cases over CFPB's funding. Several conservative justices (incl…
ICYMI: Justice Clarence Thomas participated in oral arguments for CFPB v. CFSA earlier today, despite his glaring conflicts of interest in the case. https://t.co/1ydbeimYf8
RT @TheProspect: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case arguing the funding mechanism for the CFPB is unconstitutional. But…