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October 28, 2024
Press Release: The Revolving Door Project on Jeff Bezos, Dan Osborn, and Harris’ Potentially Decisive Decision
Over the last few days we have seen the billionaire class brought to heel by Donald Trump. Jeff Bezos has joined the likes of Mark Zuckerberg in preemptively acquiescing to Trump’s demands, while Elon Musk has become reliant on a Trump presidency to protect him from any legal consequences resulting from his close relationship to Vladimir Putin. Conversely, a former union leader and unabashed Prairie Populist has threatened a Nebraska Republican incumbent no one had believed in any peril by centering his opposition to monopolies, billionaire influence, and greedy corporations.
October 02, 2024 | The American Prospect
Progressives Must Act Now to Shape Kamala Harris’s White House
Now is the time for progressives to weigh in on jobs that don’t require Senate confirmation.
September 23, 2024
Kamala Harris’ Acquiescence to Crypto Will Lead to Disaster
Bloomberg reports that Harris promised support for crypto at a NYC fundraiser are disappointing. Changes in securities law to benefit the digital asset industry will unnecessarily undermine consumer safety.
August 30, 2024 | The Baltimore Sun
Progressives Should Hope Wes Moore Is Wrong About Harris
Given how much our antitrust enforcers have achieved for the American people in recent years, let’s hope the Maryland governor is wrong about which direction Kamala Harris is trending.
August 21, 2024
Huckster Who Ripped Off Union Pensions Speaking At Democratic Convention
Michael Steed is set to speak at an event during the Democratic Convention in Chicago. But Steed’s history of looting union members’ pockets through shady stock buyback schemes means he should have no place in the Harris-Walz Democratic party.
August 21, 2024
RELEASE: Jay Powell Is Biden’s Worst Appointee
Before Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talks monetary policy at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, RDP wants to remind people how awful Powell has been—on interest rates, climate risk, and financial regulation.
August 07, 2024
RELEASE: Republicans’ Failure to Push for Quick Confirmation of Christy Goldsmith-Romero Shows Their Real Goal Was to Weaken Bank Regulation, Not Protect FDIC Workers
The fastest way to remove FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg is to confirm Christy Goldsmith-Romero to lead the agency. Republicans say they want to get rid of Gruenberg, so why aren’t they calling for the immediate confirmation of Goldsmith-Romero?
August 05, 2024
Revolving Door Project Applauds DOJ Antitrust's Win Against Google
In response to the news that Judge Mehta ruled that the Big Tech giant violated antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in search and text advertising, Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project Jeff Hauser released the following statement: “Today’s decision confirms that the Biden-Harris administration’s bold decision to appoint trustbusters Jonathan Kanter and Lina Khan means that everyday Americans are better off than they were four years ago. All presidential candidates should be asked if they will keep these winners in office.”
July 31, 2024
RELEASE: Jay Powell Is Trying To Get Donald Trump Elected
Every economic indicator is pointing to the need for an immediate interest rate cut. The Fed is supposed to act in accordance with available data irrespective of potential political impacts. So why isn’t it?
June 11, 2024 | Slate
Toni Aguilar Rosenthal Jeff Hauser
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The Worst Possible Trump Attorney General Is the One He’d Be Likeliest to Pick
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice was a nightmare. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s first attorney general, dismantled civil rights and civil liberties protections, instituted heinously cruel border policies, and vociferously attacked the right to vote. William Barr, Sessions’s ignominious successor, then used his time at DOJ’s helm to overtly weaponize the department against voters and Trump’s political opponents.
May 29, 2024
PODCAST: RDP's Jeff Hauser Talks Democratic Corporate Consultants on Citations Needed
RDP Executive Director Jeff Hauser joins the Citations Needed podcast to discuss the Democratic strategist revolving door.
May 28, 2024
Letter to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Off-the-Record Meeting with Senior Tech Execs
On May 28th 2024, the Revolving Door Project sent a letter to the office of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco expressing concern over her recently reported off-the-record meeting with senior tech company executives. The Revolving Door Project called on DAG Monaco to publicly disclose who she met with, what was discussed, and permanently discontinue holding private meetings that may sow public distrust of the Department of Justice.
May 15, 2024 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
Pioneer’s Price Fixing Scandal Is Yet Another Reason We Need To Fully Fund Antitrust Enforcers
Major corporate scandals make the consequences of Republican-led budget cuts at antitrust enforcement agencies even clearer. Crucially, they serve as reminders that the federal government’s ability to combat the ill effects of monopolization rises and falls in direct proportion to funding, even when motivated and creative leadership are at the helm.
May 13, 2024
RELEASE: Biden Inexplicably Failing to Vilify GOP Mega-Donor Who Colluded With OPEC to Raise Gas Prices
Jeffrey Zients and Anita Dunn must start behaving like competent political operatives and lead the Biden Administration to condemn Scott Sheffield daily.
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.