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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP), a project of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), 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 MorePresidential Power Map
The Presidential Power Map classifies bundlers and major donors by their professional and sectoral affiliations to offer the most possible clues about the composition of a presidential candidate’s hypothetical administration.
Learn moreOctober 21, 2020
The Fed’s Neglect of State and Local Governments Will Cost Us
Last week, the Congressional Oversight Commission — charged with overseeing $500 billion in federal coronavirus aid — finally published its fifth report. Disagreements between Republican and Democratic commissioners delayed its release. The Commission described in detail the blatant prioritization of Wall Street over everyday Americans of Jerome Powell’s Fed. Here’s what we learned:
October 20, 2020
Opposing Trump’s Proto-Fascism Doesn’t Merit a Cabinet Spot
Obama famously assembled a “Team of Rivals” when he swept into office in 2008. His cabinet consolidated the ideological flanks of his party while extending an olive branch to Republicans by leaving Bush-appointee Bob Gates in office at the Department of Defense.
The 2010 Republican sweep of Congress quickly incinerated that olive branch.
October 14, 2020
How Biden's Treasury Department Could Fight Climate Change
The fossil fuel industry depends on financial institutions to survive. And banks, for their part, pull in big profits from underwriting climate disaster. That’s why, if Joe Biden wins in November, his pick for Treasury Secretary must be an aggressive advocate for climate action. The Treasury Department has untapped capacity to push financial institutions and insurance companies to take the risks of the climate crisis seriously. While his legislative proposals elicit proper close scrutiny, his choice of Treasury Secretary is arguably among Biden’s most important climate policy decisions.
October 14, 2020 | American Prospect
Prop 22 Is A Dress Rehearsal For This Biden Cabinet Hopeful's Confirmation Battle
Uber and Lyft didn’t come up with the idea of dodging labor law by creating their own category of worker. But one of the men who did stands a good chance of being nominated as the next secretary of labor.
October 22, 2020
Sam Brodey - Daily Beast
Trump Cabinet Totally Swears These Trips Are 100% Legit
October 22, 2020
Kevin Robillard - HuffPost
Why Progressives Love Ted Kaufman, Joe Biden's Alter Ego
October 21, 2020
Alexandra Jaffe - Associated Press
'So Much Work To Do': How Biden Is Planning For Transition
October 20, 2020
Megan Cassella and Alice Miranda Olstein - Politico
Biden Eyes GOP Candidates For Cabinet Slots
October 20, 2020
Jennifer Epstein and Tyler Pager - Bloomberg
Biden Looking To Longtime Aide Ron Klain As Chief Of Staff
October 19, 2020
Hans Nichols - Axios
Axios Sneak Peak, October 18
RDP on Twitter
RT @RepTedLieu: NEW: Bipartisan group of civil society orgs, @GoodGovNow @ConPro @POGOBlog @protctdemocracy @OpenTheGov @revolvingdoorDC @R…
If Biden wants to appeal to moderates, there are more effective ways than appointing Republicans to his Cabinet - like shutting the revolving door! That and more in our latest newsletter ->>> https://t.co/t46cKaUZi6
“Progressives view 2008 to 2010 as a crucible that revealed a critical divide on Wall Street,” said @jeffhauser. “[...]We remember what side people were on. And Kaufman was on the side of populist progressives.” https://t.co/thhVO3Kh2k
RT @openmarkets: To Biden: Who you appoint matters. We (and 36 other orgs) demand that you: 🫂Commit to a minimum diversity goal (at leas…
6/ There is also no reason at all why the Fed shouldn't expand state and local programs: https://t.co/qpaciUIQ1t
Our Elias Alsbergas also wrote on the topic yesterday. https://t.co/GyNVRCcs8t
If you want a fun take on why it would be straight-up dumb for @JoeBiden to hire any Republicans, much less the CEO of *Quibi*, @libbycwatson has you covered. https://t.co/bqaA0uRY1r
RT @mh4oh: And as I told @karavoght at @MotherJones, corporate interests are already overrepresented at this important inflection point for…
RT @mh4oh: The letter we at @econliberties delivered to the Biden transition team makes clear that we reject this premise. Not only are the…