President Biden’s State of the Union address—his first as president—comes amid a major geopolitical crisis. Against this backdrop, President Biden will have to balance a multitude of competing priorities in a speech traditionally reserved for the state of the nation and the president’s legislative agenda. Ahead of tonight’s address, check out these insights on some of the most pressing domestic issues facing the US today, including lingering pandemic woes and decades-high inflation.
Pandemic Recovery
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
Back and forth: COVID-19’s impact on business in 2021—and today
Children’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic: What have we learned?
Inflation
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary
Five ways to ADAPT pricing to inflation
How to deal with price increases in this inflationary market
Infrastructure
Charting new approaches to capital project delivery
The US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Reinvesting in water
Reimagining infrastructure in the United States: How to build better
Healthcare
Building the US public-health workforce of the future
From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025
Administrative simplification: How to save a quarter-trillion dollars in US healthcare
Sustainablity
The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bring
A sustainable, inclusive, and growing future for the United States
Protecting people from a changing climate: The case for resilience