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President Joe Biden identified the sputtering U.S. economy as one of several crises he hopes to address in his first days in office. For starters, he has outlined $1.9 trillion in new relief, including money for schools to reopen, rental assistance, aid for state and local governments and $1,400 checks for eligible Americans.
But before you can figure out what the economy needs to restore it to full health, you first have to diagnose what is wrong. So we asked four economists to describe the key problems facing the U.S. economy and what Biden and Congress can do to fix them.
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Bryan Keogh
Senior Editor, Economy + Business
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Biden has made fixing the economy one of his top priorities.
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Steven Pressman, Colorado State University; Melanie G. Long, The College of Wooster; R. Andrew Butters, Indiana University; Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury
Biden proposed $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief spending to help with the economic fallout of COVID-19. Four economists have a few ideas for him.
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Environment + Energy
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David Konisky, Indiana University
The US environmental justice movement dates back to the early 1980s, but federal support for it has been weak and inconsistent. Here are four things Biden's EPA can do to improve that record.
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Economy + Business
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Cihan Cobanoglu, University of South Florida; Faizan Ali, University of South Florida; Khuraman Shahtakhtinskaya, University of South Florida; Luana Nanu, Auburn University
The positive reaction to service workers wearing masks varied by region, with those in the West on the high end and people in the Midwest at the low end.
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Health
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Sarah Lynch, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Danielle Mayer, Thomas Jefferson University
Two pharmacists involved in COVID-19 vaccine preparation explain the role pharmacists are poised to play in expanding vaccine access.
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Lauren Hughes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Sameer Vohra, Southern Illinois University
Changing how rural hospitals are paid is one way to shake up the system.
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Politics + Society
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Dwight Stirling, University of Southern California
President Joe Biden's nomination of a recently retired general to lead the Pentagon required an exception to federal law.
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Jakana Thomas, Michigan State University
To distill the violent insurrection at the US Capitol into a tale of angry male rage is to overlook the threat that women in the mob posed.
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Arts + Culture
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Kenneth Ladenburg, Arizona State University
For many extremist groups, a primary goal is to spread their ideology. Costumes and uniforms – even ridiculous ones – are a form of spectacle that can garner attention and interest.
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Education
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Wendy Wall, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Christian K. Anderson, University of South Carolina; Daisy Martin, University of California, Santa Cruz
The whole world saw the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. How will the textbooks read by America's students describe what took place?
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Science + Technology
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Skip Bailey, University of Nebraska Omaha
When planes fly from east to west, they are flying against a river of air called a jet stream. These air currents can make your flight longer or shorter, depending on which way you are going.
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Ana Maldonado-Contreras, University of Massachusetts Medical School
The microbes in your gut influence how your immune system reacts to bacteria and viruses. A severe immune reaction is deadly; a small one lets the virus win. The right balance may depend on your diet.
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Brad Christerson, Biola University
A scholar of religion explains a growing Christian movement that believes Trump was part of God's plan to bring heaven to Earth.
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Christopher R. McCurdy, University of Florida
Kratom, which has been linked to many deaths in the US, has been grown in Southeast Asia for centuries. There, people drink a tea made from the herb, with no ill effects. Why the difference?
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