November 07, 2024
Two Plutocrats Shifted Harris’ Earned Media Message. It Didn’t End Well.
In October, billionaire Mark Cuban bragged about his role in exiling a Harris surrogate and former Elizabeth Warren staffer for the sin of supporting a wealth tax during a television appearance….
November 01, 2024
Being Ethical Can Pay Off
Why it’s smart for power-hungry politicians to embrace common sense ethics reforms
October 31, 2024
Memo: Remembering Bush v. Gore
We cannot forget the fundamental wrongheadedness of the Court’s ruling in Bush v. Gore, which was possible only with the votes of at least two justices whose conflicts of interest merited recusal, one of whom reportedly “provided the early framework” for the decision before oral arguments were even presented to the Court.
October 31, 2024
In New White Paper, Revolving Door Project Provides Recommendations to Reform Government Ethics and Win Back Trust of Americans
Today, the Revolving Door Project published a new white paper, “Rebuilding Public Trust: Six Principles to Guide Reform,” which provides a blueprint for strengthening the federal government’s ethics programs across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
October 30, 2024
RELEASE: We Can (And Should) Reasonably Question The Impartiality Of Clarence Thomas And Samuel Alito In Election-Related Cases
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed a purge of Virginia voters identified as non-citizens to go through, even though many who will be removed from the voter rolls are known to be citizens. This sort of purge is explicitly barred by the National Voter Registration Act, but the Court’s right-wing justices nonetheless allowed it to continue—raising questions about their motives.
October 10, 2024
Memo: Is SCOTUS Avoiding Politically Sensitive Issues Before November?
In a new memo from the Court Accountability, Revolving Door Project, Take Back the Court, & True North Research, we ask whether the Supreme Court is avoiding putting politically sensitive cases on its docket before the November election.
September 23, 2024
Memo: 4 Themes We’re Watching For At the Supreme Court
The justices hand-pick their docket, and if history has taught us anything, we can expect the faction dominating the Court to once again select cases that offer them opportunities to push an extreme right-wing agenda.
September 19, 2024 | The American Prospect
The Next Administration Can Stop the Government’s Endless Ethics Scandals
Federal officials of any kind should not be overseeing anything in which they have a direct financial interest.
September 19, 2024
Tom Wheeler’s False Promise: How a Leading Telecom Lobbyist Became FCC Chair
Despite promises to crack down on telecom companies, as FCC Chair Tom Wheeler approved corporate mergers and now continues to profit from the telecom sector.
September 12, 2024
The Other Group Praised By Ginni Thomas
Since first posting Ginni Thomas’s endorsement to its website, Americans for Limited Government has defended the Thomases over allegations of misconduct and become a frequent advocate at the Supreme Court.
September 11, 2024
Ethics Are Overrated Says Man Who Vouched For The Legitimacy Of The 21st Century’s Largest Scammer
Yglesias’ newest argument is that it’s good Kamala Harris’ debate prep team has glaring conflicts of interest.
September 03, 2024
Political Appointees Need A Bright Line Ethics Rule: No Individual Stocks
The Revolving Door Project has previously proposed that the Biden administration pass an executive order enshrining a strongest-ever ethics commitment for executive branch political appointees. Among other things, this commitment would include a pledge not to own individual stocks while in public office. A new Inspector General report on the ethical minefield of a high-level EPA appointee who owns dozens of individual companies’ stocks demonstrates why this sort of simple, clear ethics rule is essential for increasing trust in government.
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 15, 2024
A Matt-er of Fact
Let’s review our recent writing on DC’s most popular Substack Hack Matthew Yglesias
August 14, 2024
What We Talk About When We Talk About the Revolving Door
Bringing tech and finance executives into government because they are ‘the country’s smartest and hardest-working people’ is faintly ridiculous.