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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 MoreMarch 31, 2023
As We Say Good Riddance, Which Corporate-Funded Entity Will Give Christine Wilson A Warm And Lucrative Welcome?
Today marks Christine Wilson’s final day as a Commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission. The question on the top of our minds: Will Wilson follow in the footsteps of her former colleague, and RDP’s 2022 “Revolver of the Year,” Noah Phillips, and move to a cushy BigLaw job defending corporations from antitrust enforcement?
March 27, 2023 | The American Prospect
The SVB Collapse Reveals the Class Bias in American Policymaking
When bankers blow their businesses up, it’s no-questions-asked bailout time. When student borrowers need relief, not so much.
March 24, 2023
CNBC Airs Falsehoods And Parrots Landlord Lobbyists To Trash Rent Control
Corporate media continues to carry water for Big Real Estate by presenting industry-aligned talking heads as neutral “experts”.
March 24, 2023
DOJ IN THE NEWS: Mid-March Trends
This is the latest installment of a new biweekly blog series from RDP. Every two weeks, we call out ongoing trends in media coverage of the Justice Department’s focus and priorities, giving context from our past DOJ oversight work as needed, with an eye to the impact of DOJ capacity and resources, as well as alignment with the Biden administration’s professed goals.
March 28, 2023
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
'The Billionaire Bailout': FDIC Chair Says the Biggest Deposit Accounts at SVB Held $13 Billion
March 24, 2023
Luke Goldstein - The American Prospect
Can K Street’s Most Pro-Biden Firm Save TikTok?
March 23, 2023
Bernie Sanders - Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
NEWS: After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Sanders Introduces Legislation to Prevent Big Bank Executives from Serving on Federal Reserve Boards
March 23, 2023
Sharon Zhang - Truthout
Sanders Introduces Bill to Stop Bank CEOs From Serving as Fed Bank Regulators
March 22, 2023
Theodoric Meyer and Leigh Ann Caldwell - The Washington Post
Democrats try to figure out what legislation to rally around after SVB
March 22, 2023
Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
New Watchdog Project Targets Neoliberal 'Hacks' Posing as Economic Prophets
RDP on Twitter
RT @commondreams: "Everyone involved in Biden's decision to renominate him must apologize," wrote @jeffhauser of @revolvingdoorDC. https://…
NEW: You've probably heard a lot of people proclaim that the Fed will only stop hiking rates once inflation gets down to 2%. But why 2%? The answer is.....uh.....it sounds nice? @DylanGyauchL explains the theatrics of inflation-targeting for Hack Watch. https://t.co/AY9ovidnWP
RT @owenslindsay1: Drop everything you’re doing and watch this clip of @jonstewart taking Larry Summers to the cleaners on his cruel inflat…
If you want more evidence that Summers is a hack, our @MaxMoranHi wrote for @thenation about how he scrambled to protect SVB depositors from losing any wealth this week — which totally contradicts the inflation arguments Stewart presses him on! https://t.co/vqKJqMqR7c
What a masterclass by @JonStewart. Larry Summers is used to total deference from most people. When he doesn't get it, he's used to just bullying people into submission with his intellect. But Stewart did his damn homework. Summers wasn't expecting that. https://t.co/woZkiViRct
RT @TheProspect: While the news has fixated on the SVB collapse, Biden’s approval of the Willow Project has received far less attention. It…
RT @RealBankReform: So, Powell held up the statement the measures that he argued were so essential in an effort to prevent accountability a…
RT @RealBankReform: Another detail from @ddayen: Powell's effort delayed the public response "an indeterminate period of time." That's no t…
RT @RealBankReform: Former Fed gov Sarah Bloom Raskin was scathing in comment to @TheProspect: “What they’re doing is really trying to brus…