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August 19, 2021
Key Points On Jerome Powell's Union-Busting, Fossil Fuel-Investing Private Equity Record
The following points are taken from Revolving Door Project’s extensive research document on Jerome Powell’s private-sector record, which includes work at union-busting and fossil fuel-investing firms.
August 16, 2021
Pharma’s Revolving Door Jeopardizes Biden’s Promise To Lower Drug Costs
Personnel vacancies and Big Pharma allies in the Biden administration threaten a landmark executive order on competition.
August 16, 2021
Biden's Dangerous Delay: Where Is the Permanent OIRA Administrator?
Joe Biden has been president for nearly seven months, and he still has not appointed an Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
August 15, 2021
To Ditch DeJoy, Biden Must Replace Ron Bloom
One of the biggest roadblocks to firing Louis DeJoy is Democratic Postal Board member Ron Bloom. Biden must immediately replace him with someone who will protect USPS from DeJoy’s sabotage.
August 09, 2021
Biden Picks Fintech Speculator And Morgan Stanley Alum For Federal Pensions Board
President Biden has repeatedly declared himself “the most pro-union President you’ve ever seen.” But a pro-labor President should also support the workers for whom he’s the boss — namely, the federal civil service.
August 06, 2021
Revolving Door Project's Case Against Renominating Jerome Powell
For the sake of American workers, racial justice, financial security, and the climate, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should not be renominated for a second term.
August 05, 2021
NSO Group Knew Who To Call In Washington
SKDKnickerbocker more or less specializes in running interference for deeply awful companies when a Democratic administration might be inclined to have them face consequences for the harms they cause.
August 03, 2021
How Biden and Garland’s DOJ Can Increase Community Oversight of the Police
As people across the country continue to demand greater accountability for police misconduct, Revolving Door Project is working through its Police Accountability series to make clear how the Department of Justice can answer some of those calls. Part 1 of the series scrutinized the lack of federal, systematic data collection on law enforcement misconduct barring police accountability, explored pockets of power within the DOJ laying the groundwork for police oversight, and suggested 3 proposals. Part 2 of the Police Accountability series called for the relaunching of the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Arrest-Related Deaths program with a tested redesigned hybrid methodology. This piece introduces a second proposal wherein new conditions are placed on grants awarded out of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services’ (COPS) in an effort to leverage federal funds to actualize grassroots governed police oversight mechanisms.
August 02, 2021
Good News for the IRS: The Economic Substance Doctrine Already Prevents Crypto Tax Avoidance
Much has been made of the ways that crypto investors have been able to skirt existing tax rules to reap massive financial gains tax free. The underlying premise is that because of loopholes in tax laws, crypto investors are able to legally avoid taxes — as opposed to illegal tax evasion — and that only by fixing our laws to close those loopholes can we ensure that crypto holders pay their taxes.
August 02, 2021
Matt Yglesias' Case Against Powell Critics Is Weak
The Biden administration’s favorite pundit deploys willful ignorance in order to chide the left.
August 02, 2021
Key FCC Vacancy Threatens Net Neutrality's Return
Biden’s latest executive order promises to restore net neutrality, but a deadlocked FCC could render it an empty promise.
July 29, 2021
Biden's Executive Order Promises Relief For Farmers. Will It Deliver?
The administration’s staffing vacancies could undermine Biden’s promise to help family farms fight Big Ag monopolies.
July 29, 2021
Who Would Be A Better Fed Chair Than Powell?
In the last few months, Revolving Door Project has been quite public about our opposition to renominating Jerome Powell for a second term as Chair of the Federal Reserve.
July 28, 2021
Perdue’s Sweetheart Land Deal Demonstrates Need for Stronger Ethics Rules
Since the Trump administration, the Revolving Door Project has repeatedly brought attention to the importance of strong government ethics rules, including by ensuring that presidential nominees are free from corporate conflicts of interest and forthcoming about their financial ties. But while rules already exist that require nominees to disclose financial information, including assets and recent major purchases, a recent story by the Washington Post illustrates a lingering loophole in our ethics laws for Cabinet nominees. The story centers on Trump’s then-prospective nominee for Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue, and a particularly fishy real estate deal.
July 28, 2021
Revolver Spotlight: Elizabeth Fowler
Fowler, a former Johnson & Johnson executive, is the latest Biden hire to spin through Pharma’s revolving door.