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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 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 MoreFebruary 08, 2023 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
Will the White House Let Covid Vaccine Prices Skyrocket?
Since the early days of the pandemic, the federal government has been pre-purchasing Covid vaccines at an average cost of around $20 per dose (around $29 per dose for the bivalent boosters) to ensure public access to vaccination at no cost. However, with Congress no longer willing to fund Covid treatment, the Biden administration has indicated that it intends to end the Covid public health emergency in May, and more or less hand over control of Covid prevention to the healthcare industry.
February 03, 2023
Revolving Door Project Reading List: The Justice Department
The Justice Department was deliberately weaponized under Trump to advance and defend his corrupt agenda. How successfully has Biden’s Justice Department, led by Attorney General Merrick Garland, replaced Trump appointees and policies, and charted a new course towards a more just interpretation and application of the law? Below, we’ve compiled a non-comprehensive reading list of some of our work from the past year plus on the Justice Department, and its all-important, uneven progress out of Trump’s long shadow.
February 03, 2023
The Never-Ending Inquiry Into Susan Davies’ DOJ Employment
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has a FOIA problem. It’s been a two year struggle for the Revolving Door Project to uncover the complete picture of Susan Davies and her employment with the DOJ, and we’ve hit yet another road block because apparently the Office of Legal Policy (OLP) does not maintain personnel records of its own employees. At least, not for Susan Davies. And apparently the Office of Information Policy’s FOIA office wasn’t aware of that.
February 03, 2023
Media Helps Corporate Landlords Spin Biden’s Watered-Down Renter Protection Plan
Mainstream outlets are failing to tell the full story on the White House’s new tenant protection actions.
February 8, 2023
Candice Cole - TYT Reports
Progressives Applaud Biden Wins, Call for More Action on Public Safety, Voting Rights
February 7, 2023
Nandita Bose, Andrea Shalal and Rami Ayyub - Reuters
Biden's Labor Secretary Walsh to depart, reportedly to head up hockey union
February 6, 2023
William Bredderman - The Daily Beast
Inside Meat Giant’s Cozy Relationship With Biden Admin
February 5, 2023
Vishal Shankar - Common Dreams
Corporate Media Failing to Report Shortcomings of Biden Rental Plan
February 3, 2023
Zachary Leeman - Mediaite
Activist Groups Demand Kyrsten Sinema Ethics Investigation Over Report Staff Runs Personal Errands
February 3, 2023
Candice Cole - TYT
Biden Falls Short on Protecting Low-Income Renters, Advocates Say
RDP on Twitter
NEW: Our @DylanGyauchL wrote for @TPM about how Secretary Buttigieg has allowed airlines to withhold billions in dollars from American consumers without even investigating most major domestic airlines. https://t.co/GldC3jXhmh
RT @RBReich: It is a very big deal that the Biden administration is cracking down on “junk fees.” They're egregious and they’re everywher…
Know the facts: read @accountable_us's new report about banks and junk fees.⬇️ https://t.co/JpAH5zP00a
Don't believe the banking industry's lies — junk fees deliberately target the poorest Americans and big banks would still be profitable without charging them. https://t.co/9UoHlMVxpf
RT @NACAdvocate: American consumers lose billions every year paying disproportionate credit card late fees. @CFPB is out to change that and…
RT @CFPB: Households across the U.S. have been feeling the cost of higher prices and there are some expenses that can be hard to plan for –…
RT @accountable_us: NEW: Twenty U.S. banks — including @RegionsBank — have targeted lower-income consumers through their branch locations t…
RT @TYTreports: Progressives Applaud Biden Wins, Call for More Action on Public Safety, Voting Rights https://t.co/JRVCfwtyIi
RT @merryvishmas: Biden's speech had great shout-outs to @chopracfpb and @linakhanFTC's work, but was still missing a lot, including a plan…