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.
⏩ David Dayen Discusses the Day One Agenda on The Majority Report
Watch Prospect executive editor David Dayen discuss the Day One Agenda on The Majority Report With Sam Seder. Read more
Victor Juhasz
Overhaul the Business of Wall Street
Remaking the financial system does not require any new laws. Read more
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Warren Commits to Using Executive Authority to Cancel Student Debt
Using the power granted under the Higher Education Act, Warren vows to cancel student debt on day one. Read more
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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
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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
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
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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
Victor Juhasz
Biden’s Actual Day One Agenda
The executive actions the incoming president plans to take over the next several days are a bit underweight. Read more
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How to Dismantle For-Profit Colleges, Without Congress
A previously undisclosed memo to the Education Department offers a step-by-step guide to closing predatory schools before they suck up more federal loans. Read more
