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 dead ceiling, continue resolution, and the two pieces of legislation.

If we do that, the country's going to be a great show. 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 Kaloon is our Washington correspondent. First, Joe Biden had hoped to get the end of the week. Idris Kaloon 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 riven 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

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