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October 01, 2025
“Another Mere Facsimile of Justice”
Next week, the Supreme Court will be back in session and ready to deal new blows to our basic institutions of governance while stripping away longstanding rights and protections for marginalized communities. The Court’s docket includes cases on the constitutionality of racial gerrymandering, bans on gay “conversion therapy,” campaign finance restrictions, and more.
October 01, 2025
The Revolving Door Project Criticizes Trump’s Nominations to the TVA Board
“As the largest public power company in the United States, the Tennessee Valley Authority should fight for the interests of the millions of people it serves, rather than extorting them for profit. Donald Trump’s latest nominations make it clear that he sees ratepayers across TVA service states as merely another source of profit. As concerns about privatization continue to plague the TVA, a move which would raise ratepayer costs, degrade delivered services, and shrink jobs across the region, everyday it becomes more clear that impacted communities deserve better,” said Aguilar Rosenthal.
September 26, 2025
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) In The Trump Era
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is the largest public provider of power in the United States. It powers over 10 million people in Tennessee as well as Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia.
September 23, 2025 | The American Prospect
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Ted Cruz Attempts to Exempt Big Tech From the Law
The Texas senator has introduced a bill allowing any AI company a streamlined path around regulations.
September 22, 2025
From Industry Watchdog to Industry Wish List
The MAHA Commission’s latest report reflect the very corporate cronyism that it was was supposed to root out
September 19, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Weeks 34-35: Free Speech For Sale
Oligarchs Auction Off Our First Amendment Rights To Our Aspiring King
September 17, 2025
Attrition in the Early Months of the Trump Administration
According to data released in July by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), March 2025 was, by a large margin, the single worst month for federal hiring since at least October 2004.
September 15, 2025
CNN Allows Sinema Skate Through Recent Tapper Segment
CNN and Jake Tapper invited former Senator Kyrsten Sinema on to discuss crypto and AI. He failed to disclose her conflicts of interest
September 15, 2025 | The American Prospect
Trump Doesn’t Need DOGE to Kneecap Independent Agencies
Many independent agencies that protect the public against corporate and government malfeasance remain hobbled by a lack of quorum.
September 10, 2025 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
A Portal into Pandemonium
Years ago, during the first Trump administration, our organization led a Swamp Tour of DC, taking a bus around the city and describing how various swamp monsters earned their spot on a tour of DC’s most corrupt and self-serving political operatives. Today, as our Jeff Hauser and Timi Iwayemi recently wrote in The American Prospect, the swamp runneth over: we are living through by far the most corrupt presidency in U.S. history.
September 05, 2025 | The American Prospect
Democrats Must Oppose the AI Industry
As currently constructed, AI is an oligarchy-enriching, worker-immiserating, energy-depleting, brain-rotting economic bubble in waiting. Democrats can get on the public’s side here.
September 05, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 32-33: An Administration Full of Grifters and Grim Reapers
The Trump White House is increasing our risk of premature death while helping its wealthy allies get richer quicker.
September 04, 2025
Who is Behind the Growing Abundance Movement?
Who is behind the fast-growing abundance movement? Who are the billionaires and media figures helping it gain popularity?
September 04, 2025
All About Abundance
As They Gather in D.C., Abundance Liberals’ Choice of Friends Speaks Volumes
September 04, 2025
CDC in Chaos: Director Fired, Top Leaders Resign in Protest
HHS fired CDC Director Susan Monarez after she refused to implement vaccine policy changes directed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.