Where student loans pay off, the president's dangerous moves to hamper an orderly transition, and how Biden can navigate a divided Congress.
| How Bidenomics can unite a divided nation “Biden is a pragmatist who can work across the aisle to provide short-term relief and stimulus to restart the economy while also championing longer-term investments in infrastructure, training, education, and clean energy. As he takes office, he will need to persuade both Republicans in the Senate and his more left-leaning friends in the House to bend toward the center,” argues Isabel Sawhill. Read more |
| How hard is it to overturn an American election? President Trump is refusing to concede and allow for an orderly transition of power, spreading disinformation, and using the power of his executive agencies to hamper the Biden-Harris transition. Benjamin Wittes explains why recent moves by the president are so dangerous and the ramifications of his actions for American democracy. Read on Lawfare |
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