NewsPronto

 
Times Advertising


.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment

  • Written by William Chittenden, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Presidential Fellow, Texas State University
imageDemocrats control both the White House and Congress for the first time in 10 years.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

On day one, President Joe Biden will have to manage a devastated economy – much as he and former President Barack Obama did 12 years ago.

What can the country expect?

Forecasting how the economy will perform under a new president is...

Read more: Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and...

More Articles ...

  1. They don't come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life
  2. How law enforcement is using technology to track down people who attacked the US Capitol building
  3. Stickiness is a weapon some plants use to fend off hungry insects
  4. Police, soldiers bring lethal skill to militia campaigns against US government
  5. Armed groups from Capitol riot pose longer-term threat to Biden presidency
  6. Janet Yellen confirmed as first female US Treasury secretary – here’s what she can do about climate change
  7. What Janet Yellen can do about climate change as US Treasury secretary
  8. Big Tech's swift reaction to Capitol rioters reveals new face of corporate political power – and a threat to American democracy
  9. Why do presidential inaugurations matter?
  10. What does the vice president do?
  11. Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? We're testing species from bats to seals to find out
  12. Trump sees power as private property – a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages
  13. Tooth or consequences: Even during a pandemic, avoiding the dentist can be bad for your oral health
  14. For these students, using data in sports is about more than winning games
  15. My research helped uncover a long-lost right-wing provocateur – but then I turned away from her work
  16. Biden can transform the US from a humanitarian laggard into a global leader – here's how
  17. Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help
  18. Zoom work relationships are a lot harder to build – unless you can pick up on colleagues' nonverbal cues
  19. Figs show that nonnative species can invade ecosystems by forming unexpected partnerships
  20. Biden has a congressional shortcut to cancel Trump’s regulatory rollbacks, but it comes with risks
  21. How to stay safe with a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant on the loose
  22. More health inequality: Black people are 3 times more likely to experience pulse oximeter errors
  23. Trump supporters seeking more violence could target state capitols during inauguration – here's how cities can prepare
  24. A white supremacist coup succeeded in 1898 North Carolina, led by lying politicians and racist newspapers that amplified their lies
  25. What is the 'boogaloo' and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol? 5 essential reads
  26. Does 'deplatforming' work to curb hate speech and calls for violence? 3 experts in online communications weigh in
  27. How the Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a seat of Black power for generations in Atlanta
  28. Neighborhoods with MLK streets are poorer than national average and highly segregated, study reveals
  29. Why the news media may not want to share Capitol riot images with the police
  30. Symbols of white supremacy flew proudly at the Capitol riot – 5 essential reads
  31. White supremacists who stormed US Capitol are only the most visible product of racism
  32. How Trump's language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot – 2 linguists explain
  33. Nonprofits helped organize the pro-Trump rally before the Capitol siege – but they probably won't suffer any consequences
  34. The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence
  35. Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more trees and turning lights off at night
  36. That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements of a major public figure ... in 1938
  37. Francis Galton pioneered scientific advances in many fields – but also founded the racist pseudoscience of eugenics
  38. What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants
  39. Trump's Twitter feed shows 'arc of the hero,' from savior to showdown
  40. The far-right rioters at the Capitol were not antifa – but violent groups often blame rivals for unpopular attacks
  41. The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents
  42. The great polio vaccine mess and the lessons it holds about federal coordination for today's COVID-19 vaccination effort
  43. Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police
  44. The perils of associating 'white' with 'privilege' in the classroom
  45. The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection
  46. Does reopening schools cause COVID-19 to spread? It's complicated
  47. Mega Millions jackpot is $750 million – where does all the lottery tax revenue really go?
  48. The price of a drug should be based on its therapeutic benefits – not just what the market will bear
  49. Americans have unrealistic expectations for a COVID-19 vaccine
  50. Is impeaching President Trump 'pointless revenge'? Not if it sends a message to future presidents