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 02, 2024
Don’t Let Silicon Valley Crucify Mankind On A Cross Of Blockchain
The latest proposal from the cryptocurrency-backed Republican Party? A handout for Bitcoin investors in the guise of public policy.
July 16, 2024
Graft And Scams Rule The Republican Party. Let Them Have It.
Biden’s Futile Attempts To Win Back The Hearts Of Long-Gone Crypto Scammers Won’t Work. They Will, However, Allow The Democratic Party And Its Base To Get Fleeced.
July 09, 2024
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PODCAST: RDP's Vishal Shankar Talks SCOTUS Chevron Ruling On KALW's Your Call
RDP’s Vishal Shankar joined KALW’s Your Call to discuss the Supreme Court’s overturning of Chevron deference and the right-wing Big Money interests that lobbied for the ruling.
July 02, 2024
Coalition of Over 30 Leading Consumer Advocacy and Environmental Organizations Urges U.S. Regulators To Address Threats Of Climate Change to the Financial System
Revolving Door Project joined a coalition of over 30 organizations urging the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to address the growing threats posed by climate change to banks and the broader financial system.
June 27, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: SEC v. Jarkesy
Thirteen right-wing groups linked to court-whisperers like Leonard Leo and Charles Koch urged SCOTUS to weaken our top financial regulator.
June 24, 2024
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RELEASE: New Memos Detail The Trump Administration’s Troubling Stewardship of the Federal Executive Branch
The memos, which cover a broad range of themes, including disaster and emergency management, labor, housing, transportation, financial regulation and more, highlight the myriad ways the former president and his cast of conflicted appointees prioritized corporate interests while jeopardizing the health, safety and wellbeing of the American people.
June 20, 2024
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Cryptocurrency Edition
We already know how the industry’s money gets lawmakers to launder its image, let’s not fall for it again.
May 28, 2024
What Jamie Dimon Gets That Matt Yglesias Doesn’t
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon understood that no Vice Chair for Supervision could make Jerome Powell’s Fed take regulation seriously. Why didn’t Matt Yglesias?
May 08, 2024
Powell Goes Soft On Wall Street Again? Can’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
By refusing to endorse new bonus pay regulations, the Fed Chair has once again stood in the way of corporate accountability.
May 07, 2024
Advocates Urge National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Federal Insurance Office to Ensure Public Access to Data
The Revolving Door Project joined other groups in calling on state and federal insurance officials to make the property insurance data now being collected available to the public.
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.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. Midwest's Home Insurance Crisis Should Be a Wake-Up Call
Soaring premiums, denied claims, and disappearing coverage in Iowa and elsewhere underscore the need for progressive interventions to reduce climate risks and redistribute costs.
April 18, 2024
PODCAST: RDP's Kenny Stancil Talks Home Insurance On Arnie Arnesen Attitude
RDP Senior Researcher Kenny Stancil joined Arnie Arnesen to discuss a pair of co-authored pieces on the escalating climate-insurance-housing crisis.
April 16, 2024
RELEASE: New Report Details How the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Impedes Effective Climate Action
The NAIC exists primarily to stave off federal regulation while setting the lowest possible bar for state regulators, who are often captured by industry interests.