Revolving Door Project | Billionaires and the Trump Admin: John Paul “JP” Richardson | Revolving Door Project
JP Richardson is a wealthy crypto mogul who hosted an industry event for Trump. He is also a major Trump donor.| Revolving Door Project
It’s week thirty-one of the Revolving Door Project’s Corruption Calendar, where we highlight the latest slate of corporate corruption that’s shaping the Trump Administration, its agenda, and the material impacts of that corruption on real people. Our first thirty issues can be found here, and follow us on Bluesky and X for more updates on […] The post Corruption Calendar Week 31: The Crises Continue appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
Net Worth: Unknown. For more information, see the Revolving Door Project’s Billionaires in Trump World tracker. The post Billionaires and the Trump Admin: John Wu appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
This piece originally ran in The American Prospect. Read the original here. Arguably the most lucrative innovation to come out of Silicon Valley in the past decade and a half has been a willingness to break the law. The conscious decision to defy existing regulation—frequently by reference to “blitzscaling,” a strategy of rapidly expanding businesses promoted […] The post What Trump Learned From Silicon Valley appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
Trump’s enablers must pay a political price for increased costs of back-to-school essentials, cuts to public education, and embracing child-endangering AI. This article was originally published on our Substack. Read it here. The end of summer is always a stressful time for teachers and parents of school age children. Though not a parent myself, as […] The post During Back to School, Send Team Trump to the Principal’s Office appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
This article was originally published by The American Prospect Total student loan debt is approaching $1.8 trillion, preventing borrowers of all ages from buying homes and starting businesses. Yet instead of helping the country’s current and former students, the Trump administration has taken steps to exacerbate this crisis. First, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act significantly raises […] The post The Office of Federal Student Aid Is Under Attack appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
This newsletter was originally published on our Substack. Read and subscribe here! Welcome to Week 30 of our Corruption Calendar newsletter: the weekly roundup where we highlight new and egregious examples of corporate corruption in the Trump administration. Read our first 29 issues here and follow us on Bluesky and X for updates. With the […] The post Week 30: The Value of Trump’s Grifts appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
Ronald Lauder Net worth as of August 13th, 2025: $4.8 Billion (Forbes) For more information, see the Revolving Door Project’s Billionaires in Trump World tracker. Image Credit: “Ronald S Lauder” by Michael Thaidigsmann is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The post Billionaires and the Trump Admin: Ronald Lauder appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
Net Worth: Unknown The post Billionaires and the Trump Admin: Elizabeth Fago appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
Net Worth as of August 14, 2025: Cameron Winklevoss – $4.6 Billion (Forbes); Tyler Winklevoss – $4.6 Billion (Forbes) Image Credit: “File:The Winklevoss twins.jpg” by cellanr is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. The post Billionaires and the Trump Admin: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss appeared first on Revolving Door Project.| Revolving Door Project
JP Richardson is a wealthy crypto mogul who hosted an industry event for Trump. He is also a major Trump donor.| Revolving Door Project
The Trump administration so far has refused to allocate federal disaster aid in a timely manner. Check out our interactive map for more details on the White House's careless approach to major disaster declarations.| Revolving Door Project
Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?| Revolving Door Project
The deadly Texas floods will not be the last manifestation of extreme weather turbocharged by fossil fuel pollution. In an era of escalating climate threats, we need a stronger public sector with more resources to mitigate risks, help people weather storms, and adapt for the future.| Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP) scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest.| Revolving Door Project
Larry Summers is up in arms about Zohran Mamdani's economic policies, despite his own history of crashing the economy.| Revolving Door Project
A quick list of WelcomeFest's most interesting moments, speakers and takeaways. Abundance Coachella really lived up to the hype.| Revolving Door Project
The private sector rewards for public sector experience create a conflict in which the public good and an employee’s own career prospects may be in tension.| Revolving Door Project
Donors to the group behind WelcomeFest include tech baron Reid Hoffman, Walmart heirs, and Michael Bloomberg.| Revolving Door Project
Update: On June 5, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the Trump administration’s slashing of AmeriCorps programs likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act, siding with 24 states that challenged the cuts. The court ordered the restoration of the affected programs and reinstatement of certain AmeriCorps members. The gutting of AmeriCorps is yet another callous […]| Revolving Door Project
Lowering costs or shifting them?| Revolving Door Project
A brief intro to Neoliberalism as a concept| Revolving Door Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Hauser, hauser@therevolvingdoorproject.org 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 […]| Revolving Door Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jeff Hauser, jeffhauser@gmail.com In response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new proposed rule to rein in excessive bank overdraft fees, Revolving Door Project Senior Researcher Vishal Shankar issued the following statement: “The CFPB’s new proposed overdraft fee rule is an excellent effort to close a major loophole that has allowed […]| Revolving Door Project
The prominent centrist economist was affiliated with the disgraced crypto firm DCG for over half a decade.| Revolving Door Project
Relying on silly personal attacks and bizarre interpretations of administrative law to secure policy goals and undermine the public’s trust in the federal government is a real waste of everyone’s time.| Revolving Door Project
This piece originally appeared in The Sling. Read the original article here. For his first two years as Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg demurred on critical transportation regulation, especially oversight of airlines. Year three has seen a welcome about-face. After letting airlines run amok, Buttigieg and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have finally started taking them […]| Revolving Door Project
Matt Yglesias has joined the ranks of critics misrepresenting Lina Khan and the FTC’s record during the Biden administration.| Revolving Door Project
Matt Yglesias recognizes cryptocurrency can be dangerous. He also wants Harris to be nicer to crypto. Why? Pure vibes.| Revolving Door Project
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.| Revolving Door Project
Let's review our recent writing on DC's most popular Substack Hack Matthew Yglesias| Revolving Door Project
Bringing tech and finance executives into government because they are ‘the country’s smartest and hardest-working people’ is faintly ridiculous.| Revolving Door Project
Potential VP pick, Senator Mark Kelly's less than stellar record on labor issues| Revolving Door Project
How Kamala Harris could earn the support of Americans by waging an energetic campaign against corporate criminals like Trump. This article originally appeared on The Revolving Door Project’s Substack. To read it on the original site and subscribe for our weekly newsletters click here. The past 48 hours have ushered in a historic shift in a […]| Revolving Door Project
Hey Matt! Thanks for the shoutout in your recent newsletter! That said, we wish you were more honest about the positions you are criticizing. Let’s go piece by piece. The American economy had a huge demand deficit in 2009 that was only partially filled in subsequent years. As a result of this inadequate demand, inflation […]| Revolving Door Project
The scandal-plagued software company has hired a trio of Capitol Hill insiders to fend off regulatory scrutiny from Congress.| Revolving Door Project
We asked the media’s most prominent economist about his many corporate entanglements. His defense? Stop asking questions.| Revolving Door Project
This article was originally published in The American Prospect. Read on the original site here. In the last three years, a cadre of dedicated Biden appointees has worked vigorously to check corporate power and improve ordinary Americans’ lives. And this group has been wildly successful, much to the chagrin of corporations, and apparently some of their […]| Revolving Door Project
Campaign coverage should feature more questions about who would again feature in a second Trump Administration.| Revolving Door Project
Price Gouging Has Been Enabled Through Decades Of Unchecked Corporate Consolidation. The Strike Force Will Protect Consumers From Unfair Pricing And Unbridled Corporate Power.| Revolving Door Project
The revolving door is endemic to Washington, where government officials regularly cash in on their expertise and connections. The sheer number of congresspeople who become lobbyists or senior advisors upon departing the Hill clearly illustrates this reality. While the promise of the private sector’s bounty is undoubtedly appealing, some members also seek avenues to profess […]| Revolving Door Project
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: Image credit: “The End Of The Government Shutdown 2013” by Stephen D. Melkisethian is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.| Revolving Door Project
