February 15, 2024
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An RDP Love Letter To Picking Fights and Good Punditry
Cracking down on corporate abuses is what government should be for.
February 07, 2024
The East Palestine Disaster One Year Later
Biden has yet to visit East Palestine but is expected to do so this month. When he does, he should denounce Norfolk Southern’s avarice from the site of the train wreck.
January 17, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency Is Deferring to Louisiana on Environmental Protection. What Could Go Wrong?
In a recent delegation of power over climate regulation, Biden’s executive branch is denying its power to make an impact on issues affecting constituents’ everyday lives.
January 10, 2024
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Glossary of Useful Federal Budget Terms
Learning about the federal government’s budget process can be daunting. Here are a few key terms to help better understand of the federal budget process as of late.
January 08, 2024 | The American Prospect
Democrats Could Score Big by Blocking This Revolver
Demetrios Kouzoukas’s nomination battle offers the perfect opportunity for Democrats to prove themselves to voters.
December 08, 2023
Credulous Press Shouldn’t Buy That Binance Will Be OK
Overemphasizing the fines leveled against the crypto exchange ignores the true point of the settlement: regulatory compliance.
November 29, 2023
Biden Administration Remains Split Over Fighting Concentrated Corporate Power
This week’s newsletter looks at executive branch attempts to counteract concentrated corporate power across our focus areas – from consumer protection in Big Tech, to housing, to climate regulation. While the FTC and DOJ antitrust division continue to be present in important fights to support consumers and tenants, proactive climate policy continues to be absent, as Biden’s rhetoric regarding challenging climate change rings hollow in areas where the president has considerable discretion.
October 27, 2023 | The American Prospect
Will Anyone Hold Larry Summers Responsible for His Promotion of a Crypto Scam?
The prominent centrist economist was affiliated with the disgraced crypto firm DCG for over half a decade.
October 19, 2023
RELEASE: Corporation Long Advised by Larry Summers Faces Federal Court Order After Refusing To Comply With SEC Subpoena
Revolving Door Project Executive Director Jeff Hauser released the following statement in response to Southern District of New York Judge Jed Rakoff’s court order demanding Genesis Global Trading comply with the SEC subpoena:
September 29, 2023
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MAGA-Engineered Government Shutdown Will Make October a Great Month to Be a Corporate Criminal
The forces that stand to benefit most from a Republican-imposed government shutdown are corporate miscreants—a fact that President Joe Biden and his Democratic surrogates should point out.
September 29, 2023
Kenny Stancil Emma Marsano Jeff Hauser
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RELEASE: Watchdog Group Warns MAGA-Engineered Shutdown Will Make October a Great Month to Be a Corporate Criminal
Joe Biden must be direct with voters and tell them that the worst actors in corporate America are the biggest beneficiaries of the Republican shutdown.
September 28, 2023 | Newsweek
The Biden Administration Should Pursue a Corporate Crackdown Led by Kamala Harris
High profile executive branch leaders should routinely single out specific corporations for the negative impacts they have on people, while enthusiastically enforcing existing regulations to penalize those corporations for their abuses.
September 27, 2023 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
New Watchdog Reports Highlight Insufficient EPA Enforcement Ahead Of Shutdown
Corporate greed and emaciated federal regulatory capacity means people are needlessly suffering physically, and sometimes even dying. That’s the upshot of two recent reports from the EPA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG). These reports illustrate the concerning state of environmental regulation and enforcement in regards to water quality and refinery emissions.