How the revolving doors swing between special interests and government

By Ron Arnold

Published January 24, 2011 5:00am ET

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How the revolving doors swing between special interests and government — During the early years of the Clinton administration, Cathy Zoi, right, was chief of staff in the White House Office on Environmental Policy in 1994 and 1995, then went over to EPA in 1995 where she pioneered the government's Energy Star program. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) | Danny Johnston

A hallmark of government by special interest is the revolving door that allows skilled operators to move back and forth between tax-paid jobs in the executive and legislative branches when the Democrats are in power, and private sector organizations devoted to political and ideological agendas when the party is out of power.

David Doniger and Cathy Zoi provide excellent illustrations of how the revolving door works.

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