The new president can remake agricultural and food policy even if Congress refuses to do anything about them.
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The president can use laws already on the books for constructive change without abusing executive power
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How Biden Can Raise Some Wages Even if Congress Won’t
There’s a lot he and his Labor Department can do, no matter what Congress may or may not enact.
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Rethinking the Poverty Measure
The Biden administration can on its own authority change the poverty calculation, and with it, challenge the narrative of who is poor and why.
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Six Stupid Arguments Against Forgiving Student Loan Debt
Analyzing the reasons not to cancel student debt only strengthens the case to do so.
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How Biden Can Close Guantanamo Once and for All
Obama’s failed attempt to shutter the facility left us with some instructive lessons.
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Use the President’s Contracting Power to Improve Workers’ Lives
Biden needs to go well beyond repealing Trump’s bad executive orders—he has the power to assure that workers paid by federal contracts are a national model.
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Biden at the Cannabis Crossroads
The president-elect’s moves toward federal marijuana liberalization don’t add up to legalization—and there will be tougher issues on the drug policy front ahead.
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Joe Biden’s Four-Year Plan
It’s deceptively simple: help as many people as you can, as quickly and as transparently as you can.
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⏩ David Dayen Shares How Biden Could Fix Health Care on Rising Up with Sonali
Watch Prospect executive editor David Dayen speak with Sonali Kolhatkar about the Day One Agenda, specifically, how Joe Biden could fix health care all on his own.
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What a Biden Labor Board Could Do
Although even getting a Democratic majority on the National Labor Relations Board is no sure thing.