October 03, 2024
The Harris Campaign Doesn't Need Adam Kovacevich's Advice
In addition to his litany of Big Tech connections and friendship with far right Senator Tom Cotton, Kovacevich began his political career as a Harvard undergrad successfully fighting a grape boycott organized by labor unions. Around the same time, his family’s non-union grape farm was fined thousands of dollars by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration for “serious violations.”
August 30, 2024 | The Baltimore Sun
Progressives Should Hope Wes Moore Is Wrong About Harris
Given how much our antitrust enforcers have achieved for the American people in recent years, let’s hope the Maryland governor is wrong about which direction Kamala Harris is trending.
August 05, 2024
Revolving Door Project Applauds DOJ Antitrust's Win Against Google
In response to the news that Judge Mehta ruled that the Big Tech giant violated antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in search and text advertising, Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project Jeff Hauser released the following statement: “Today’s decision confirms that the Biden-Harris administration’s bold decision to appoint trustbusters Jonathan Kanter and Lina Khan means that everyday Americans are better off than they were four years ago. All presidential candidates should be asked if they will keep these winners in office.”
May 28, 2024
Letter to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Off-the-Record Meeting with Senior Tech Execs
On May 28th 2024, the Revolving Door Project sent a letter to the office of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco expressing concern over her recently reported off-the-record meeting with senior tech company executives. The Revolving Door Project called on DAG Monaco to publicly disclose who she met with, what was discussed, and permanently discontinue holding private meetings that may sow public distrust of the Department of Justice.
April 16, 2024
New Report: Congressional Appropriators & Big Tech
Today the Revolving Door Project and Fight For The Future released Congressional Appropriators & Big Tech, a special report detailing financial ties, revolving door moves, and other conflicts of interest between congressional appropriators (and their staff) and monopolistic companies like the Big Tech giants.
March 21, 2024
RealPage Enlists Ex-FTC Revolvers From BigLaw Firm Gibson Dunn To Fight Tenant Lawsuits
Facing an existential legal threat, the scandal-plagued software company has hired price-fixing monopolists’ favorite lawyers.
February 26, 2024
RELEASE: Wyden Unethically Champions Big Tech’s Anti-Regulatory Push Despite Wife’s Massive Investments In Apple, Microsoft, Amazon And Google
A new report this weekend revealed how the wife of Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has maintained significant financial ties to Big Tech companies even as the Senate Finance Committee Chairman is playing a leading role in Big Tech’s global push for deregulation.
February 22, 2024
OpenAI Has A New Tool For Generating Video. When Will They Generate Some Corporate Governance?
Since the tumultuous departure and immediate return of Sam Altman, the company has been headed by an anemic board of three, of which one is ready to depart. When will the company open up to basic corporate oversight?
February 09, 2024
Celebrating A Year Of All In
Let’s Examine The Tech Dufuses Who’ve Become Twitter’s Economic Pundits As A Result Of Elon’s Algorithm Fixing
February 02, 2024
Advocates Thank President Biden and USTR Katherine Tai For Withdrawing Support For Extreme Digital Trade Proposals
RDP joined a coalition of labor unions, nonprofits and activist groups to thank President Biden and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai for standing firm in support of a worker-centered trade agenda that preserves space for needed public interest policies.
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.
November 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Larry Summers’ Ascent to OpenAI Board is Awful News for Humanity
Revolving Door Statement on Crypto proponent Larry Summers joining the board of Sam Altman’s OpenAI
October 26, 2023
RELEASE: Watchdog Group Requests Communications Between DOJ Officials And Google Defender Paul Weiss
Following news coverage that Yelp and the News/Media Alliance filed an unsuccessful motion to take BigLaw firm Paul Weiss off Google’s defense team in the adtech antitrust case brought by the DOJ, the Revolving Door Project submitted a Freedom of Information Act Request for communications between Paul Weiss and key Department of Justice officials. The American Prospect featured the request in their coverage of Google’s attempts to remove DOJ Antitrust Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter from the case, as well as Paul Weiss’ potential conflicts.
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: