A look at US domestic priorities ahead of the State of the Union

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