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May 10, 2024
Four executive branch agencies that desperately need more funding and staffing
Across the federal government, we continue to see how staffing issues are preventing agencies from fulfilling their mandate, at the expense of the public and to the benefit of corporate wrongdoers. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are 4 agencies that desperately need more funding and staffing to protect and do right by the American people.
May 08, 2024 | The Nation
The Right's Partners In Weaponized Policymaking
How Jim Demint’s think-tank network is setting the stage for a second Trump term.
May 08, 2024
Powell Goes Soft On Wall Street Again? Can’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
By refusing to endorse new bonus pay regulations, the Fed Chair has once again stood in the way of corporate accountability.
May 07, 2024
Researchers Urge National Association of Insurance Commissioners and U.S. Treasury Department to Ensure Public Access to Data
Revolving Door Project Executive Director Jeff Hauser joined other researchers in calling on state and federal insurance officials to make the property insurance data now being collected available to the public.
May 07, 2024
Advocates Urge National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Federal Insurance Office to Ensure Public Access to Data
The Revolving Door Project joined other groups in calling on state and federal insurance officials to make the property insurance data now being collected available to the public.
May 03, 2024
Keep Yellen’ At Larry Summers
The Treasury Secretary Is Right To Point Out Summers’ Record Of Failed Predictions, And Other Democrats Should Too.
May 02, 2024 | The American Prospect
Covering the Friends of the Court
The Supreme Court’s corruption scandals will not soon be forgotten, but many already fail to appreciate their full implications.
May 01, 2024 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
Merrick Garland’s Delay May Mean Justice Denied
Last week, the Supreme Court mulled over whether the former president (the “very stable genius” who pushed a “miracle cure” for COVID later tied to 17,000 avoidable deaths) should be prescribed his own miracle cure: presidential immunity for the crimes he is charged with committing while in office.
April 29, 2024 | The American Prospect
The VA Bows to the Dialysis Duopoly
Despite contracting rules in place to give veterans safe and affordable access to dialysis, DaVita and Fresenius are picking up most of the patients.
April 26, 2024
Another Win For The UAW Means Another Loss For Centrist Pundits
Will the auto union’s latest victory get Yglesias to reconsider his position on labor?
April 26, 2024
The U.S. Midwest's Home Insurance Crisis Should Be a Wake-Up Call
Soaring premiums, denied claims, and disappearing coverage in Iowa and elsewhere underscore the need for progressive interventions to reduce climate risks and redistribute costs.
April 24, 2024 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
National Small Business Week 2024
This Sunday marks the start of National Small Business Week (NSBW). Hosted by the Small Business Administration (SBA), NSBW is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that small businesses make to both the economy and our communities. It also allows Biden and his surrogates to go on a press tour touting his achievements in helping small businesses compete in an economy increasingly characterized by corporate consolidation.
Yet, once again, the Small Business Administration is squandering the potential of its signature event by partnering with the very same monopolistic corporations that Biden’s antitrust enforcers are fighting in the courts.
April 24, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: Moyle v. U.S.
Right-wing court-whisperers are pushing SCOTUS to allow states to ban abortions even in cases of severe medical emergencies.
April 23, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney
Right-wing groups linked to Charles Koch and Leonard Leo are backing Starbucks’ assault on the National Labor Relations Board.
April 22, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson
An unholy coalition of right-wingers and California Democrats wants the Supreme Court to eviscerate the rights of homeless people.