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The Century Foundation is committed to engaging youth in the political progress by connecting them with progressive policy ideas. TCF has sponsored numerous programs over the years focused on engaging young adults in politics and policy. Every summer The Century Institute program places interns with small, NYC-based nonprofits where they will have a pivotal role in the development of policy related projects.


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  • In our final summer policy forum of 2011, “Who Deserves a College Education?” we will explore the debates over the benefits of a college education, inequalities in college access, how we define “merit,” and socio-economic and racial affirmative action policies in higher education.
    Aug 1, 2011
  • The Snapshot by Ruy Teixeira.
    Aug 1, 2011
  • An event for NYC interns. RSVPs are required.
    Jul 23, 2011
  • A Century Foundation Public Policy Lunch for NYC interns to discuss the fallout from America's 40 year war on drugs. You must RSVP to attend.
    Jul 14, 2011
  • The use of social media has expanded since the presidential election in 2008. This event for NYC interns will explore the transformative role social media has had on political campaigning.
    Jun 20, 2011
  • The Century Foundation's Third and Final 2010 Public Policy Intern Brown Bag Lunch Forum to investigate the different values and perspectives on immigration in order for the United States to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform!
    Aug 3, 2010
  • The Century Foundation's Third and Final 2010 Public Policy Intern Brown Bag Lunch Forum to investigate the different values and perspectives on immigration in order for the United States to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform!
    Aug 3, 2010
  • The Century Foundation's Third and Final 2010 Public Policy Intern Brown Bag Lunch Forum to investigate the different values and perspectives on immigration in order for the United States to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform!
    Aug 3, 2010
  • Century Foundation Vice President, Greg Anrig, answers the question, "Is the American Dream Dead for Today's Young People?"
    Jul 27, 2010
  • At The Century Foundation's July 27, 2010 Public Policy Intern Luncheon, the New School's Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Analysis, Teresa Ghilarducci, debunks a major debt myth faced by today's generation.
    Jul 27, 2010
  • The Century Foundation Public Policy Lunch for NYC interns held an event on July 27 to debunk the debt myths that today's generation face.
    Jul 27, 2010
  • The Century Foundation held an event to discuss the growth of green industries during the ongoing economic recession. One potential path to recovery is the growth of green industries. While green jobs have the potential to transform the American economy, can green industries grow in a way that is both inclusive and profitable?
    Jul 12, 2010
  • The Century Foundation held an event to discuss the growth of green industries during the ongoing economic recession. One potential path to recovery is the growth of green industries. While green jobs have the potential to transform the American economy, can green industries grow in a way that is both inclusive and profitable?
    Jul 12, 2010
  • Author of "The Looting of America" & Director of the Labor Institute and the Public Health Institute, Les Leopold considers the current "deficit hysteria".
    Jul 12, 2010
  • Author of "The Looting of America" & Director of the Labor Institute and the Public Health Institute, Les Leopold examines the current "deficit hysteria".
    Jul 12, 2010
  • The Century Foundation held an event to discuss the growth of green industries during the ongoing economic recession. One potential path to recovery is the growth of green industries. While green jobs have the potential to transform the American economy, can green industries grow in a way that is both inclusive and profitable?
    Jul 12, 2010
  • Many Americans, particularly young people, are increasingly turning to non-traditional forms of media, such as online newspapers and magazines, Twitter and You Tube, for their news. What does the future hold for universal Internet access, and, in turn, America ’s mediascape?
    Aug 5, 2009
  • Many Americans, particularly young people, are increasingly turning to non-traditional forms of media, such as online newspapers and magazines, Twitter and You Tube, for their news. What does the future hold for universal Internet access, and, in turn, America ’s mediascape?
    Aug 5, 2009
  • Many Americans, particularly young people, are increasingly turning to non-traditional forms of media, such as online newspapers and magazines, Twitter and You Tube, for their news. What does the future hold for universal Internet access, and, in turn, America ’s mediascape?
    Aug 5, 2009
  • The rise of the Internet has ushered in an era where many Americans, particularly young people, are increasingly turning to non-traditional forms of media, such as online newspapers and magazines, Twitter and You Tube, for their news. Many have praised the Internet as an open, democratic forum, free from the horizontally integrated media companies that control traditional news gathering and dissemination. However, widespread inaccessibility to high speed internet across America, due to poor broadband infrastructure, is interfering with the Internet’s democratic capabilities. What does the future hold for universal Internet access, and, in turn, America ’s mediascape?
    Aug 4, 2009
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