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In a new report from The Century Foundation, former National Intelligence Council vice-chair Ellen Laipson argues that the United States needs to move quickly to reset its Iraq policy goals, arguing that U.S. strategic goals in the Middle East region require a change in Iraq policy regardless of how Iraq’s internal political scenario plays out. Download the report here. View the press release here. View video on the related event here. View the highlight video here. |
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In Fixing No Child Left Behind, Senior Fellow Richard Kahlenberg suggests that there are three crucial features of the act that are particularly troublesome: the under funding of NCLB the flawed implementation of the standards, testing, and accountability provisions; and major difficulties with the provisions that are designed to allow students to transfer out of failing public schools. In this brief he lays out the specific issues that need to be addressed in each of these areas, and proposes ways to fix the problems. Download the Agenda here.
This is the first brief in The Agenda, a new series from TCF. These briefs raise and answer fundamental questions about what is at stake in critical issue areas as we approach the 2008 election. View the press release here.
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Capital gains and losses are changes in the value of assets—stocks, bonds, real estate—that an individual owns. In our tax code, income from capital gains is only taxed when it is realized—that is, when the asset is sold at a price different from the purchase price. Unlike other income such as wages and dividends, capital gains come from changes in valuation based on expectations of future income. Debate over the proper taxation of capital gains has not let up since 1913, when it was first introduced along with the income tax. In this brief, Bernard Wasow will look at the most persistent of the arguments to lower the tax rate on capital gains: taxation has such a strong effect on sales of assets that a higher tax rate actually will lower revenues. Download the report here. |
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Zimbabwe's self-renewed octogenarian, Robert Mugabe, faced an unpleasant surprise at the African Union summit this past week. He hurried to Sharm el-Sheikh after his fraudulent "re-election" to show his own sullen population, and the meddlesome West, that Africa's heads of state still stand behind the liberation hero as the legitimate president of Zimbabwe. More...
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One important aim of social science research is to provide unbiased information that can help guide public policies. However, social science is often construed as politics by other means. Nowhere is the polarized nature of social science research more visible than in the heated debate over charter schools. In Spin Cycle, noted political scientist and education expert Jeffrey Henig explores how controversies over the charter school movement illustrate the use and misuse of research in policy debates. More...
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This pamphlet, the eleventh in our series The Basics, seeks to clarify the health care debate by illustrating the
different ways that Canada, Germany, France, The United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia have structured their health care plans. National Health
Insurance: Lessons from Abroad demonstrates the wide variety of options
available to America for creating a dynamic and flexible national health
care system. More...
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In Absolute Power, John P. MacKenzie looks at the origins and history of the unitary executive theory, examining its broad claims of presidential power in the light of the founders’ original writings as well as the actions of Presidents Jackson, Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Truman, all of whom tested the power of their office against that of Congress and the Supreme Court. More...
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A world-renowned physician traces the rise of the medical-industrial complex that has made a disaster of our healthcare system—and tells us incisively what we need to do to change it. More...
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This pamphlet, the tenth in our series The Basics, lays out straightforward facts and data that are useful to anyone attempting to understand the makeup of the American middle class, how their circumstances have changed over time, and the economic conditions and problems they confront. More...
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Curbing nuclear weapons has never been a more urgent priority for nations both great and small, but the global system of nuclear controls seems paralyzed. Have the instruments that once worked so well lost their efficacy? What can be done to clear the obstructions and break this impasse? More...
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In Power and Superpower, some of the United States’ most distinguished policy practitioners and experts identify pressing foreign policy issues facing the United States, and outline alternatives for successful foreign policy that harnesses power in support of a peaceful and prosperous world. More...
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Japan is on the verge of a sea change. After more than fifty years of
national pacifism and isolation including the "lost decade" of the 1990s, Japan is quietly, stealthily awakening. As Japan prepares to become a major player in the strategic struggles of the 21st century, critical questions arise about its motivations. What are the driving forces that influence how Japan will act in the international system? Are there recurrent patterns that will help explain how Japan will respond to the emerging environment of world politics? More...
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In Liberty Under Attack, a Century Foundation book, experts and activists including Gary Hart, John Podesta, David Cole and Ann Beeson report on the diverse actions, taken in the name of security, that undermine American liberties. These essays show the price the country has paid for failing to discuss incursion on freedoms adequately and openly, and they explain the consequences of these actions. Liberty Under Attack is edited by Richard C. Leone, president of The Century Foundation, and Greg Anrig, Jr., vice-president of programs. More...
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TCF will host the first Lunch Series for New York City interns on July 10th.
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Patrick Radden Keefe published in Slate.
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Geneive Abdo published in The Daily Star.
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Greg Anrig interviewed for the Progressive Book Club.
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Morton Abramowitz's op-ed published in the L.A. Times.
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The Platform. By Peter Osnos.
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View the highlight video from this event sponsored by TCF and the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
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Geneive Abdo interviewed by Foreign Policy magazine,where her article was recently published.
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View the highlight video and discussion video from this event.
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Greg Anrig reviews Norquist's book for the Progressive Book Club
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Jeffrey Laurenti 's op-ed published in The Anniston Star.
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Read an excerpt of Genieve Abdo's book as published in The Globalist.
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Patrick Radden Keefe interviewed on intelligence contracting with ABC Radio.
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An essay by Genieve Abdo, published in The Globalist.
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Read an excerpt of Genieve Abdo's book as published in The Globalist.
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View video of this event featuring Hans Blix and Graham Allison.
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View TCF's latest Issue Brief by Michael Wahid Hanna.
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View the latest report published by TCF's Project on Democracy and U.S. Foreign Policy and written by Matthew Spence.
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The candidates for the 2008 election and their supporting organizations are taking advantage of a new tool: the Internet.
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Should the U.S. continue to support individuals and groups working to establish democracy in non-democratic countries?
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Taking Note
