Spotlight

Will Egypt's Military Free the Revolution?

The Century Foundation's ongoing analysis of the events in Egypt, featuring commentary by TCF fellow and Middle East expert, Michael Wahid Hanna.

Photo: Creative Commons by  Al Jazeera English

The Next Challenge for Charter Schools

TCF's  Halley Potter wonders how America's charter schools fare with regard to the questions of  "equity, diversity and opportunity" in her piece, "Equity and Diversity: The Next Challenge for Charter Schools"

Photo: Creative Commons by Office of Governor Patrick

State of the Union, 2011

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address created an opening for progressives to build on social insurance, health care, education and foreign policy issues. Century Foundation fellows evaluate his speech on the Taking Note Blog.

SOTU and America’s Priorities

In his latest Snapshot column, Ruy Teixeira finds that President Barack Obama’s State of the Union or SOTU address was very well received.

Investing in America’s Economy

The Century Foundation, Demos, and EPI and have produced a budget blueprint for economic recovery and fiscal responsibility. The project's homepage is www.ourfiscalsecurity.org. Follow TCF's work here.

Read the press reaction to the blueprint: Jonathan Cohn; Paul Krugman; Ezra Klein; David Wessel; Jackie Calmes, Matt Yglesias .

Social Security and Public Opinion

At a press briefing convened by The Century Foundation, the Economic Policy Institute, and Demos, pollsters conveyed that the public is decisively opposed to all form of Social Security benefit cuts. Read the press coverage here.

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The Long Lost Google Book Pact Still Matters

Peter Osnos discusses the Authors Guild and the Association of American Book Publishers $125 million settlement of lawsuits against Google to establish a registry and royalty system that would monitor the digital distribution of books and other material protected by copyright.

Wobbling on Settlements in the Security Council

Is Barack Obama preparing to fold his tent on seeking Arab-Israeli peace?

Today's debate will telegraph whether he is giving up on what he had set as one of his top foreign-policy priorities or is pressing doggedly forward.

Read Jeffrey Laurenti's piece "Wobbling on Settlements in the Security Council" in Taking Note

Photo: by Rusty Stewart

Chasing the Sun: Q&A With Morton Abramowitz

In this continuing series, TCF senior fellow and editor-at-large Beverly Goldberg speaks with Morton Abramowitz about his thoughts on recent developments in light of his recommendations in his 2006 book, Chasing the Sun: Rethinking East Asian Policy.

Will Tunisia Be a Turning Point for Arab Democracy?

Fellow Michael Wahid Hanna writes at The Atlantic on the historic events in Tunisia.

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Celebrity School Superintendent's Strategy in Doubt

Michelle Rhee burst onto the scene in June 2007 as chancellor of District of Columbia public schools. Read TCF Fellow Gordon MacInnes' Issue Brief,"Michelle Rhee's Splendid Run at the Wrong Target"

Militancy in Pakistan’s Borderlands

In this new paper from the Afghanistan in its Regional and Multilateral Dimensions project, Hassan Abbas offers a sharp-edged assessment of Islamabad’s erratic efforts to assert authority in this volatile and historically autonomous region. Neil Bhatiya highlights more from the paper on the Taking Note Blog.