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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Victor Juhasz
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
Victor Juhasz
The Day One Agenda: Now More Than Ever
The election result brings new prominence to executive actions. But in reality, it was always going to be a necessary facet of a Democratic presidency.
Jandos Rothstein
The Future of the Regulatory State
A symposium on how to handle regulation in the post-Trump era
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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.
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It’s Time for OIRA to Go
No amount of reform can rehabilitate an agency designed to subvert progressive goals.
Victor Juhasz
Aggressively Address the Climate Crisis
Existing laws give the executive branch the power to transform the energy sector.
