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.
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. Read more
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. Read more
Joe Biden Is Unhappy About the Day One Agenda
But those are the breaks when you’re president; people will want you to exercise your power for the general good. Read more
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
Create a Public Option for Simple Banking
Under current authority, the post office can expand its financial services options. A major postal workers union even has it in their bargaining contract. 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
Reanimated Corpse of Antonin Scalia Tries to Stop Student Debt Cancellation
Almost every citation in an Education Department analysis on why debt cancellation would be illegal comes from the late conservative jurist. Read more
The Day One Agenda for Corporate Taxes
Even without Congress, President-elect Biden’s regulatory agencies can fix a lot of problems with the corporate tax code. Read more
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. Read more