Jeff Hauser is the founder and director of the Revolving Door Project at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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The Little Agency That Could (Block All Good Regulations)
The Day One agenda is dependent on the functions of OIRA, an obscure federal agency that acts as a bottleneck for agency rules and regulations. Read more
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Private Equity’s Next Leveraged Buyout Might Be the Oval Office
Several candidates who have taken donor cash from private-equity barons have remained silent about the threat posed by the industry. Read more
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The SEC Remains a Secondary Concern to Chuck Schumer
The Senate Minority Leader mismanaged an appointment to the agency last year, keeping a Democratic seat open for months. Will he do the same again? Read more
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Do Pete Buttigieg’s Donors Know Him Better Than We Do?
The South Bend mayor has become a darling to Silicon Valley and Wall Street elite. That alone is a red flag. Read more
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Can Democrats Stop McConnell and Trump’s Quiet Regulatory Takeover?
Republicans have stymied the filling of Democratic seats in independent agencies. There doesn’t appear to be any plan to confront this. Read more
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Commissioner’s Exit Would Leave the SEC Without a Democrat
Rumors of Rob Jackson’s departure would give Wall Street a boost, with anti-regulatory Republicans in complete charge of the agency. Read more
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Richie Neal and Trump’s Taxes
The costs of having a corporate Democrat chair the House Ways and Means Committee Read more
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BlackRock’s ‘Greenwashing’ Threatens to Undermine Climate Action
With $6 trillion in assets, BlackRock could make a real difference on the climate. Instead it's opted for half-measures and public relations schemes. Read more
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The Democrats’ Richie Neal Problem
We read a lot about progressive House Dems having too much influence, but the deeper problem is the undertow of corporate Democrats. Read more
