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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 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 07, 2020 | The American Prospect
The Biden Transition’s Ethics Pledge Is a Paper Tiger
For all of his failures—at business, governing, and even just sitting still and receiving proper medical care for a deadly virus—the American public can always count on Donald Trump to put on a show. For four years, he has gripped the country’s attention with an unending stream of scandals. If current polling trends are any guide, however, the curtain may soon be closing. Without all the distraction, we’ll be left squarely facing a key question: How do we fix what Trump revealed to be broken?
October 05, 2020
September 2020 Update on the State of Independent Federal Agencies
Over the past several years, President Trump’s assault on governing norms, from his refusal to reveal information about his finances to his glee in firing those who are not sufficiently loyal to him, has sparked public outcry. One set of norm violations, however, has received relatively little attention from the media or from Senate Democrats.
October 19, 2020
Hans Nichols - Axios
Axios Sneak Peak, October 18
October 16, 2020
Kara Voght - Mother Jones
The Next Fight Over The Soul Of The Democratic Party? Biden's Chief Of Staff.
October 13, 2020
Julie Bykowicz and Ted Mann - Wall Street Journal
Joe Biden Keeps Everyone Guessing On Wall Street Regulation
October 12, 2020
Zachary Warmbrodt - Politico
Progressives press Biden to recruit Warren allies, setting up conflict in party
October 9, 2020
Tina Sfondeles and Robin Bravender - Business Insider
Progressive Democrats Are United Behind Joe Biden But Readying For An Internal "World War III" If He Wins The Election
October 1, 2020
Nandita Bose - Reuters
Amazon and Big Tech Cozy Up To Biden Camp With Cash And Connections
RDP on Twitter
RT @matthewstoller: I spent a few days calling around to try to figure out how Joe Biden, if he wins, would address corporate power, and bi…
RT @ddayen: I wrote about this Grijalva effort to build a coalition in opposition to confirming any corporate lobbyists or executives to ex…
Thank you to @EleanorNorton @RepAOC @RepMcGovern @RepChuyGarcia @RepBarbaraLee @RepKatiePorter @RepPressley @RepRashida @RepEspaillat @RepLloydDoggett @RepJayapal @NydiaVelazquez for recognizing that “the revolving door needs to stop, not just change direction every few years.”
After Trump we cannot settle for a return to a broken status quo. That is the message from a group of progressive lawmakers who are calling on Senate leadership to reject revolving door appointees in the next administration. https://t.co/aDUotrPFB0
RT @RepRaulGrijalva: Thanks @EleanorNorton @RepAOC @RepMcGovern @RepChuyGarcia @RepBarbaraLee @RepKatiePorter @RepPressley @RepRashida @Rep…
RT @RepRaulGrijalva: Thanks to @JamaalBowmanNY @CWAUnion @sunrisemvmt @Greenpeace @public_citizen @demandprogress @SSWorks and all the othe…
RT @RepRaulGrijalva: The only place it's controversial to say corporations shouldn't run Washington is...Washington. Let’s not just hope &…
"The revolving door needs to stop, not just change direction every few years." cc @AOC, @RepKatiePorter, @AyannaPressley, @RepRaulGrijalva, @JamaalBowmanNY https://t.co/aDUotrPFB0
RT @jeffhauser: Thank you! I take it this means Biden is committing to not give a big job to Bruce Reed, who played such a huge role in dev…