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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.
Learn MoreHackwatch
Hackwatch is where we monitor the mainstream media’s favorite Democratic-leaning economic analysts for conflicts of interest, perverse incentives, and just flat-out erroneous reasoning. We identify who the bad actors are, explain why they’re compromised and wrong, and demand that outlets stop poisoning the information ecosystem with discredited neoliberal orthodoxy and start giving people access to other, better-informed perspectives.
Learn MoreSupreme Transparency
Supreme Transparency—a project of Take Back the Court, True North Research, and the Revolving Door Project—sheds light on an oft-overlooked way that the U.S. Supreme Court’s billionaire benefactors peddle influence: amicus briefs. The Supreme Transparency site exposes the more subtle yet no less destructive ways that right-wing amicus filers and oligarchic court-whisperers hold sway over SCOTUS.
Learn MoreJuly 26, 2024
RELEASE: Elon Musk’s War On Workers Is Being Aided By The Courts
Billionaires and right-wing judges are attacking the NLRB because it protects workers.
July 26, 2024
Texas Judge Hands Elon Musk A Big Win, Workers A Big Loss
On Tuesday, Judge Alan D. Albright of the Western District of Texas sided with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ruled that the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is unconstitutional. Specifically, the Judge ruled against the removal protections enjoyed by administrative law judges and the board’s members. The preliminary injunction will prevent the NLRB from pursuing an unfair labor practice charge against SpaceX, but as Matt Bruenig explains, “The real question is going to be what the Supreme Court does once this case makes it to their docket.”
July 25, 2024
HackwatchNewsletter 2024 ElectionAnti-MonopolyCorporate CrackdownHousingKamala HarrisMedia Accountability
Kamala Harris Must Ignore Corporate Landlord Apologists and Double Down On Protecting Tenants
President Biden’s proposal to cap rents brought the neoliberal hacks and Big Real Estate propagandists out of the woodwork, but that shouldn’t stop Harris from adopting—and expanding—upon what tenants desperately need.
July 23, 2024
A Window Opens
The past 48 hours have ushered in a historic shift in a presidential race with undeniable consequence for the world. The Democrats suddenly appear as if they will have a nominee capable of waging a vigorous campaign.
July 23, 2024
Sam Sutton & Declan Harty - Politico Morning Money
Wall Street’s wishcasting for a President Harris begins
July 22, 2024
Andrew Chow - TIME
Silicon Valley Leaders Have Taken to Donald Trump. Could Kamala Harris Win Them Over?
July 18, 2024
Joe Light - Barron's
JD Vance’s Millions in Investments Include Crypto, Oil, and Tech
July 16, 2024
Shabina Khatri - TRT World
Americans express unease about impact of Trump shooting on election, future
July 15, 2024
Victor Reklaitis - MarketWatch
Trump picks J.D. Vance as his running mate, adding venture-capital experience to GOP ticket
July 4, 2024
Victor Reklaitis - MarketWatch
Why Trump’s running-mate choice could matter for oil companies, banks, tech and other sectors
RDP on Twitter
RT @matthewstoller: This project Kamala Harris is bragging about was executed by CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, who brought Lina Khan into the…
RT @merryvishmas: All the while, DeJoy has been accelerating his efforts to sabotage the Post Office. A Board with integrity and spine wo…
RT @merryvishmas: Key question if Demings is confirmed to Postal Board: will she continue to hold DeJoy's feet to the fire? Other Biden B…
Learn more about the special interests lobbying the Supreme Court at https://t.co/EZikwL63Iq.
RT @merryvishmas: @ethancookva @revolvingdoorDC Newsom effectively saying he disagrees with all of this. https://t.co/vZKL7Kb5qt
RT @merryvishmas: Newsom moving swiftly after getting the greenlight from the 6 Republican SCOTUS justices last month. As I wrote w/ @etha…