Day One Agenda
The Day One Agenda: Highlights
Laws already on the books give a president great discretionary power for constructive change—without abusing executive authority.
Victor Juhasz
Overhaul the Business of Wall Street
Remaking the financial system does not require any new laws. Read more
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Why Bolster the Regulatory Gatekeeper?
The coronavirus pandemic makes it more urgent to get the regulatory state right. An expanded OIRA assisting this effort is vital. Read more
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A Day One Agenda for Private Equity
A new administration would have numerous opportunities to weaken the power of these financial titans. Read more
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Create a More Progressive Tax Policy
Congress writes the laws, but the IRS interprets them, and they can do so in ways that make the system more fair. Read more
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Introducing the Executive Action Tracker
The Prospect is monitoring 77 significant executive actions that Biden can implement without further legislation from Congress. Read more
Victor Juhasz
TPS for All
President Biden could offer Temporary Protected Status to all immigrants who come from countries suffering from the pandemic. Read more
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Help 800,000 Workers Join a Union
One policy could facilitate a voice for the fastest-growing, and one of the lowest-paid, occupations in the U.S. Read more
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How Biden Could Give Everyone Medicare on His Own
Okay—he won’t, but the creative application of existing laws that would allow it reflects exactly how a Biden administration needs to be thinking. Read more
Victor Juhasz
The Day One Agenda Polls Pretty Well
And where the polling is more mixed says a lot about where Democratic politics focuses its energies these days. Read more
