November 20, 2024 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
A Lame-Duck Prelude of the Next Four Years
It’s only been two weeks since Donald Trump was re-elected President and the tenor of the next four years is already taking shape. The speed with which Trump’s transition team is announcing executive branch appointments is matched only by the swiftness with which those appointees will decimate the government’s capacity to serve the American people. The question now is whether Democrats and media understand the gravity of the situation and will act accordingly.
October 25, 2024
Media Executives Are Not Okay
They’ve descended into business model myopia and lost direction as the actual news becomes more and more of an afterthought.
October 07, 2024
Henry Burke Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Anti-MonopolyCongressional OversightEconomic MediaIndependent AgenciesJason FurmanMedia Accountability
Jason Furman Isn’t Really Sure How Government Works
In classic economist fashion, Jason Furman’s lack of understanding hasn’t stopped him from complaining about Lina Khan… doing her job.
September 20, 2024
Journalists Should Be Wary To Declare Harris Uniquely Unpopular With Labor
The Teamster non-endorsement was accompanied by several polls which showed a supposed drastic drop in support for Democrats after Biden’s step down. But a look behind the data shows they’re comparing apples to oranges.
September 05, 2024
Heatmap’s Poll on Permitting “Reform” Is Worse Than Useless
It’s an effort to manufacture consent for a dirty deal whose elements are poorly understood by most U.S. voters—through little fault of their own.
August 23, 2024
Ignore The Neolibs: Harris’ Price Gouging Ban Is Good Politics And Economics
All the wrong people hate the proposal, and that’s a good thing!
July 25, 2024
HackwatchNewsletter 2024 ElectionAnti-MonopolyCatherine RampellCorporate CrackdownHousingKamala HarrisMatt YglesiasMedia Accountability
Kamala Harris Must Ignore Corporate Landlord Apologists and Double Down On Protecting Tenants
President Biden’s proposal to cap rents brought the neoliberal hacks and Big Real Estate propagandists out of the woodwork, but that shouldn’t stop Harris from adopting—and expanding—upon what tenants desperately need.
June 19, 2024 | The American Prospect
Economic Punditry And The “Hotdog Guy” Problem
Why centrist opinion columnists have no one to blame but themselves for public misconceptions about the economy.
June 14, 2024
Emma Marsano Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Hackwatch Climate and EnvironmentCorporate CrackdownMedia Accountability
The Mainstream Media Keeps Burying the True Cost of Fossil Fuels
What would it take for them to consistently name and shame the corporate villains responsible for catastrophic climate change?
May 17, 2024
USA Today Helps Corporate Landlords Deflect Blame For Housing Crisis
Don’t fall for Big Real Estate’s self-serving claims about “renter fraud”.
April 26, 2024
Another Win For The UAW Means Another Loss For Centrist Pundits
Will the auto union’s latest victory get Yglesias to reconsider his position on labor?
March 29, 2024
Furman’s Frustration
He’s Mad That Robert Rubin’s Gang No Longer Reigns Supreme
March 01, 2024
Departing RealPage Exec’s Flimsy Rant Against Rent Control
As he leaves the scandal-plagued firm, Jay Parsons offers one last defense of rent-gougers.
March 01, 2024
In Leaping to Defend Wendy’s, This WaPo Column Tells A Whopper
Catherine Rampell’s crazy defense of Wendy’s surge pricing.