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Companies Are Trying to Hide Their Ties to Larry Summers - The American Prospect Some fintech and energy startups haven’t announced that Summers is leaving; they just took him off their websites.

Some companies are hoping their ties to Larry Summers fly under the radar by quietly deleting any mention of him from their websites.

This just paves the way for his inevitable attempt at a comeback.

Lawrence Summers Came Back From Scandals. Will Epstein Emails Prevent That? The former Harvard president has come back from controversy before, but revelations in new Epstein emails are threatening his omnipresence in public life.

"On a planet of eight billion people, Larry Summers is not a unique source of reliable insight." -@jeffhauser.bsky.social

The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.

Donald Trump and Linda McMahon are making Jim Crow great again by pushing “school choice” and gutting the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

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The Dire Consequences For A Society With No Department of Education | Revolving Door Project With rumors growing that Trump plans to sign an executive order which would effectively dismantle the Department of Education, this factsheet highlights the likely deleterious effects for millions of ...

You can read more about the effects of the Department of Education going away here:
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Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides federal support to school districts for low-income communities. This support primarily takes the form of funding and support programs such as reading specialists and creating smaller class sizes. /7

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights enforces Title IX, which prohibits “discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.” Accordingly, OCR investigates allegations of sex-based discrimination at educational institutions/ /6

The Office Of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) coordinates with state and local governments to ensure that students of all backgrounds have access to educational services. These programs support migrant and even homeless students. /5

Dismantling the Department of Education will have catastrophic consequences for students of all stripes. And yes, that includes students of color, special needs students, migrant students, English language learners, and low-income students. /4

Despite federal law mandating these offices be housed within the Department of Education, the Administration found a work around that allows other agencies to run education programs while under a contract with the Department /3

Trump and Secretary McMahon plan to kick out the Office of Civil Rights, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Indian Education Program, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Office of Postsecondary Education. /2

Trump administration announces dismantling of parts of Education Dept. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.

The Trump Administration is unfortunately making good on its promise to take apart the Department of Education. Yesterday the Washington Post reported that the administration will be moving multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments. /1
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Companies Are Trying to Hide Their Ties to Larry Summers - The American Prospect Some fintech and energy startups haven’t announced that Summers is leaving; they just took him off their websites.

While most companies and institutions that have cut ties with Larry Summers have been clear about why, others have attempted to quietly scrub him from their websites. This just makes his inevitable attempt to return to respectability all the easier. New in @prospect.org

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The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.

Donald Trump is making Jim Crow great again by pushing “school choice” and gutting the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/11/19/t...

The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.

Our @coldchrisfiles.bsky.social explains how the major changes to the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is part of a decades long plot to bring back school segregation.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/t...

New from our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social. Larry Summers' banishment from positions of influence should be permanent.

Don't Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society While Larry Summers’s “association” with Jeffrey Epstein was already known, this newest batch of emails reveals their relationship ran deep.

Larry Summers is stepping back from "public commitments," whatever that means. Good. Now to never let him come back.

My latest out today in @theintercept.com !

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Don't Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society While Larry Summers’s “association” with Jeffrey Epstein was already known, this newest batch of emails reveals their relationship ran deep.

Summers said he’s “ashamed” of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and would step back from public life. This time it should be for good.

Acting FEMA chief David Richardson just resigned. Good riddance!

This is the unqualified hack who couldn't be reached during the deadly Texas flooding disaster in July.

Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding CAP’s ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.

Only insane people would seek out the counsel of Larry Summers, who relies on Jeffrey Epstein for dating advice and Milton Friedman for economic inspiration.

Nonetheless, this is exactly what CAP and other elite organizations have done.

Top Trump Official Failed To Disclose Conflicts of Interest for Entire Justice Department Tenure | Revolving Door Project Chad Mizelle managed to serve in Trump’s administration without disclosing his financial entanglements publicly – and now, only after his departure, can we highlight his conflicts of interest.

Meet Chad Mizelle, the former third-in-command at Trump's DOJ.

His financial disclosures were shielded from the public during his time in the administration.

To our knowledge, we are the first to report on his conflicts of interest now.

Revolving Door Project Calls On OpenAI, Harvard, and Other Organizations To Cut Ties With Larry Summers The call comes in light of recently released email correspondence between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, showing the close relationship the two shared long after Epstein’s…

Institutions like the New York Times and Harvard must cut ties with Epstein pal Larry Summers.

Corruption Calendar Weeks 42-43: Our Scourge of Elite Impunity | Revolving Door Project Welcome to Revolving Door Project’s Corruption Calendar, where we provide in-depth explanations of the material consequences—real and potential—of the Trump administration’s corrupt policymaking,…

From Larry Summers to Donald Trump, the latest trove of Epstein emails reminds us that the wealthy and powerful face no consequences for even the most egregious acts.

8 Ways Senate Dems Should Have Been Holding the Line With Oversight An oversight idea for each member of the Cave Caucus.

Senate Democrats should have been using Congressional Oversight to increase their leverage in shutdown negotiations.

Instead, they folded.

Only insane people would seek out the counsel of a man who relies on Jeffrey Epstein for dating advice and Milton Friedman for economic inspiration.

Weeks 42-43: Our Scourge of Elite Impunity The latest trove of Epstein emails reminds us that the wealthy and powerful face no consequences for even the most egregious acts.

Elite impunity is the name of the game in DC. Trump allies get pardons, corporations walk, and the rich party like Gatsby during a shutdown. For the rest of us: dirtier water, dirtier air, and empty stomachs.

Read more in our latest Corruption Calendar:

8 Ways Senate Dems Should Have Been Holding the Line With Oversight An oversight idea for each member of the Cave Caucus.

Eight Senator Dems caved on the shutdown. They should have been using Congressional Oversight to increase their leverage instead.

The Revolving Door Project calls on OpenAI, Harvard, and other companies associated with Larry Summers to cut ties with him, in light of the release of his correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.