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.
It’s Time to End the Korean War
Seventy years into the conflict, Biden can resolve the original forever war. Read more
OIRA 2.0: Using OIRA for Progressive Regulation
OIRA should be modernized to support a robust regulatory agenda. Read more
Now Can We Try the Day One Agenda?
With Joe Manchin pulling the string on Biden’s signature legislation, it’s past time for him to use his own authority to make progress. Read more
It’s Time for OIRA to Go
No amount of reform can rehabilitate an agency designed to subvert progressive goals. Read more
⏩ 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. Read more
Unleash the Existing Anti-Monopoly Arsenal
Corporate power can be neutralized if federal agencies simply used the prodigious authority they’ve been granted. Read more
Force Drug Companies to Lower Prices
Presidents have two powerful sticks that could weaken the pharmaceutical industry’s power to rake in astronomical profits. Read more
Wait a Minute, Could John Roberts Block All of This?
How the Supreme Court might frustrate the effort to use statutory authority to advance a progressive agenda, and why the next president should follow through anyway Read more
The 277 Policies for Which Biden Need Not Ask Permission
As president, Joe Biden could take action on hundreds of policies without having to go through Congress. The Biden-Sanders unity task force provides a road map. Read more