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April 17, 2026

Toni Aguilar Rosenthal

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Right Wing Animus for Public Data

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress created the Office of Financial Research (OFR) through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Originating from the spirit to reform the wildly irresponsible Wall Street elite, OFR was charged with providing data, analysis, and research regarding systemic financial risks to the members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). Essentially, OFR is an integral part of the federal infrastructure for safeguarding financial stability. 

March 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly

Aya Dardari Fletcher Calcagno

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Corruption Calendar Weeks 60-61: A New Mask for the Trump Administration’s Cruelty

This edition marks almost three weeks since the U.S. and Israel began their unlawful war of aggression against Iran, which 55% of American voters disapprove of, according to a recent Data for Progress poll conducted for Drop Site News and Zeteo. The first six days of the war alone cost $11.3 billion, a sum that could have wiped out federal student loan debt for roughly 300,000 people, reduced homelessness, helped low-income families pay their heating bills for two to three years, and more.

February 06, 2026

Xaver Clarke

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The Real Cost of Trump’s First Year

Donald Trump ascended to the presidency for a second time by pledging to bring down the rising cost of groceries and housing, essentials that every American needs, but increasingly few find affordable. Then he flipped that promise on its head. Instead of putting the full weight of the presidency behind addressing economic insecurity, the president’s first year was a blatant exercise in how to turn corruption into a governing principle, enriching the already rich by extracting wealth from the same people bearing the brunt of rising costs.

January 09, 2026

Toni Aguilar Rosenthal

Newsletter Corruption Calendar

Corruption Calendar Weeks 49-51: War Profiteers Take Center Stage  

It’s weeks forty-nine through fifty-one of the Revolving Door Project’s Corruption Calendar, where we highlight the latest slate of corporate corruption that’s shaping the Trump Administration, its agenda, and the material impacts of that corruption on real people. Our first forty eight issues can be found here, and you can follow us on Bluesky and X for more updates on this work.