Revolving Door Project Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

Op-Ed/Commentary

GovernmentRevolving Door ProjectUS Mitch McConnell’s Sudden Interest in Independent Agencies

It shows that he knows Biden will be president, and that he has to do what’s necessary to damage his effectiveness.

Eleanor Eagan / THE AMERICAN PROSPECT / December 11, 2020

Op-Ed/Commentary

GovernmentRevolving Door ProjectUS Passivity is a Bad Political Strategy

If the Democrats continue to govern from a defensive crouch, it risks failing not only the American people, but democracy itself.

CEPR / THE FREE-LANCE STAR / November 21, 2020

Op-Ed/Commentary

GovernmentRevolving Door ProjectUS Joe Biden Must Not Look for Unity in Mitch McConnell’s Obstruction

A case study of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which has had no members on it for years, shows McConnell’s commitment to breaking government. Biden has options to counteract that.

Mariama Sojourner Eversley Eleanor Eagan / THE AMERICAN PROSPECT / November 20, 2020

Op-Ed/Commentary

GovernmentRevolving Door ProjectUS On All Fronts at Once

To succeed, the Biden Administration must embrace creative, sometimes unusual strategies, push many initiatives simultaneously, and rely heavily on the talents of the figures it has appointed

Eleanor Eagan Jeff Hauser / DEMOCRACY / November 20, 2020