Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Like just about everywhere else, fake news in South Korea has a poisonous effect on politics,

so the ruling party is trying to clamp down on it. But critics say the plan is more likely

to hobble the kind of real journalism that takes the government to task.

And we pay a visit to a new immersive art center in France showcasing a playful conceptual

artist's latest work. It's a powerful reminder of a more confident pre-pandemic past,

perhaps a prelude to a more confident post-pandemic future.

But first, as long as we're still alive, we've got three things to do. The debt ceiling,

continued resolution, and the two pieces of legislation. We do that, the country's going to be

in creation.

President Joe Biden may have just used the biggest if of his presidency. Three spending-related

pushes in Congress are all crashing into one another.

There are several crucial deadlines that are bunched up towards the end of the week.

Idris Calune is our Washington correspondent.

First, Joe Biden had hoped to get the majority of his presidential agenda through Congress

by the end of the week. That is now looking to be jeopardized, as Democrats are driven

by internal disagreements over precisely how large a safety net package should be passed.

That safety net is the Build Back Better Act, Mr. Biden's signature massive social spending

plan. While Democrats remain divided on what precisely should be in it, and how much it

should cost, the House will vote on Thursday on a slightly less contentious $1.2 trillion

bipartisan infrastructure plan. But this is just a busy week. Thursday is also the

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