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The Century Foundation http://tcf.org/rss-2/rss 2010-07-21T20:11:31Z vice Why Target Date Funds? urn:syndication:9b1c81c7-5cd2-11e1-bc96-002219154821 http://fsp.bc.edu/why-target-date-funds-guide/ Board of Trustee Member Alicia Munnell's Financial Security Project just released this booklet. Download the PDF. 2012-02-21T21:21:30Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Board of Trustee Member Alicia Munnell's Financial Security Project just released this booklet. Download the PDF. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/why-target-date-funds/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://fsp.bc.edu/why-target-date-funds-guide/</p> <div><p>Board of Trustee Member Alicia Munnell's Financial Security Project just released this booklet. Download the<a class="external-link" href="http://fsp.bc.edu/why-target-date-funds-guide/"> PDF. </a></p></div> </body> </html> University Affirmative Action Draws U.S. High Court Scrutiny urn:syndication:32df2a45-5ccf-11e1-9571-002219154821 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/02/21/bloomberg_articlesLZ5ORE0YHQ0X01-LZREQ.DTL Richard Kahlenberg quoted in Bloomberg. 2012-02-21T20:58:10Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Richard Kahlenberg quoted in Bloomberg. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/university-affirmative-action-draws-u.s.-high-court-scrutiny/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/02/21/bloomberg_articlesLZ5ORE0YHQ0X01-LZREQ.DTL</p> <div><p>Richard Kahlenberg quoted in Bloomberg.</p></div> </body> </html> President of LaGuardia Community College Elected to Sit on National Task Force urn:syndication:da6f080f-5cc9-11e1-a89f-002219154821 http://www.theticker.org/about/2.8215/president-of-laguardia-community-college-elected-to-sit-on-national-task-force-1.2703874#.T0PPUIcgd6I TCF Task Force in Baruch College's The Ticker. 2012-02-21T20:22:07Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>TCF Task Force in Baruch College's The Ticker. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/president-of-laguardia-community-college-elected-to-sit-on-national-task-force/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://www.theticker.org/about/2.8215/president-of-laguardia-community-college-elected-to-sit-on-national-task-force-1.2703874#.T0PPUIcgd6I</p> <div><p>TCF Task Force in Baruch College's The Ticker.</p></div> </body> </html> What The Anti-Declinists Get Wrong urn:syndication:29335c38-5cf7-11e1-8f7b-002219154821 http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb969888330168e7c00eeb970c Over at Foreign Policy I have a new up that takes on the argument that tales of American decline are a myth - by noting that relative US power on... 2012-02-21T19:46:13Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p> Over at Foreign Policy I have a new up that takes on the argument that tales of American decline are a myth - by noting that relative US power on...</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb969888330168e7c00eeb970c/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p style="text-align: left; ">Over at <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/21/rotting_from_the_inside_out?page=full" target="_self"><i>Foreign Policy</i></a> I have a new up that takes on the argument that tales of American decline are a myth - by noting that relative US power on the global stage is all well and good but it doesn't mean much if its built on a shaky foundation:</p> <p style="text-align: left; ">U.S. global power remains unparalleled and its hegemony is uncontested . . . America today faces no great power rival, no existential threat, and an economy that -- while currently in the doldrums -- remains vibrant and adaptive. Compared to other nations, the United States is not simply a great power, it is the greatest power. Even if its influence declines, it is likely to continue to enjoy an outsized role on the international stage, in part because there is a consensus among foreign-policy elites -- like Romney and Obama, for instance -- that the U.S. must do whatever it takes to remain, as Madeline Albright once put it, "the world's 'indispensable nation.'"</p> <p style="text-align: left; ">There is, however, one serious problem with this analysis. Any discussion of American national security that focuses solely on the issue of U.S. power vis-à-vis other countries -- and ignores domestic inputs -- is decidedly incomplete.</p> <p style="text-align: left; ">A focus on U.S. global dominance or suasion that doesn't factor in those elements that constitute American power at home ignores substantial and worsening signs of decline. Indeed, by virtually any measure, a closer look at the state of the United States today tells a sobering tale of rapid and unchecked decay and deterioration in a host of areas. While not all of them are generally considered elements of national security, perhaps they should be.</p> <p style="text-align: left; ">You can read the whole thing <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/21/rotting_from_the_inside_out?page=full" target="_self">here</a> - and please do! But the bottom line is that any discussion of national security that ignores our worsening education system, our inefficient health care system, our lack of technological innovation and our horrible legislative dysfunction tells a very incomplete tale of what defines national power in the 21st century</p></div> </body> </html> Black America: A Prescription for the Future urn:syndication:ca5bce78-5cbf-11e1-9376-002219154821 http://tcf.org/events/2012/black-america-a-prescription-for-the-future A panel discussion featuring Jerald Podair, Rev. Al Sharpton, Velma Murphy Hill and TCF's Richard Kahlenberg. 2012-02-21T19:09:32Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>A panel discussion featuring Jerald Podair, Rev. Al Sharpton, Velma Murphy Hill and TCF's Richard Kahlenberg. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/events/2012/black-america-a-prescription-for-the-future/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p>Senior Fellow Richard Kahlenberg will join this forum at the Schomburg Cultural Center in New York City. See more details <a class="external-link" href="../../publications/pdfs/Forum%20BLACK%20America.pdf/++atfield++file">here. </a></p></div> </body> </html> Black America: A Prescription for the Future urn:syndication:6b9ef6ab-5cbf-11e1-a425-002219154821 http://tcf.org/publications/pdfs/Forum%20BLACK%20America.pdf 2012-02-21T19:06:34Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p></p> </body> </html> What Obama Should Say About the Texas Affirmative Action Case urn:syndication:5f4ffe35-5cbe-11e1-a8ba-002219154821 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/02/fisher_v_texas_how_obama_should_talk_about_affirmative_action.single.html Richard Kahlenberg in Slate. 2012-02-21T19:00:32Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Richard Kahlenberg in Slate. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/what-obama-should-say-about-the-texas-affirmative-action-case/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/02/fisher_v_texas_how_obama_should_talk_about_affirmative_action.single.html</p> <div><p>Richard Kahlenberg in Slate.</p></div> </body> </html> Rotting From the Inside Out urn:syndication:4928f20c-5cbc-11e1-8beb-002219154821 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/21/rotting_from_the_inside_out Michael Cohen in Foreign Policy. 2012-02-21T18:39:14Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Michael Cohen in Foreign Policy.</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/rotting-from-the-inside-out/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/21/rotting_from_the_inside_out</p> <div><p>Michael Cohen in Foreign Policy.</p></div> </body> </html> Syria at the Epicenter: New Relationships Across the Middle East urn:syndication:0ac3ca3d-5980-11e1-8eb4-002219154821 http://tcf.org/events/2012/syria-at-the-epicenter-new-relationships-across-the-middle-east We invite you to this breakfast discussion on Tuesday, February 28. Follow #SyriaTCF on Twitter for more updates. 2012-02-21T17:58:41Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>We invite you to this breakfast discussion on Tuesday, February 28. Follow #SyriaTCF on Twitter for more updates. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/events/2012/syria-at-the-epicenter-new-relationships-across-the-middle-east/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><div style="text-align: left; "><span>Over the past year, longstanding international alignments across the Middle East have been in flux, now spotlighted by the responses to the violent political crisis gripping Syria. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><br /> Neighbors have sought, with increasing frustration and alarm, to facilitate resolution of the grievances that sparked the tenacious challenge to the authority of the government led by Bashar al-Assad. The League of Arab States has attempted mediation, undertaken an unprecedented monitoring mission, and proposed hybrid novel measures for adoption by the United Nations Security Council. How the precedents and realignments taking shape over Syria finally play out will have a profound effect on the region and how the broader international community engages with it. </span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><br /> <span>The Century Foundation has been analyzing these issues and closely following the developments affecting the wider Middle East through the work of its experts. We invite you to a breakfast discussion on Tuesday, <b>February 28</b>, of <b>Syria at the Epicenter: New Relationships Across the Middle East</b>.</span><br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><br /> 8:15 Breakfast</span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span>8:30 Discussion</span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span>9:45 Adjournment</span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span>Live Tweeting Hashtag: #SyriaTCF<br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><span><b>Discussants</b></span>:</span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><b>Mort Abramowitz</b><span>, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><b>Michael Wahid Hanna</b>, Fellow, The Century Foundation</span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><b>James Traub</b><span> (moderator), contributing writer, the </span><i><span>New York Times Magazine</span></i>; <span>Senior Fellow, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span><br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left; "><span>This event will take place at the New York City Headquarters of The Century Foundation, located at 41 East 70th Street. Breakfast will be served and seating is limited. RSVP to Neil Bhatiya, <a href="mailto:events@tcf.org?subject=Syria+Forum" rel="events@tcf.org" target="_blank">events@tcf.org</a>, or by phone <a href="tel:212-452-7704" target="_blank">212-452-7704</a>. The event will also be live streamed.<br /></span></div></div> </body> </html> A Quiet Triumph of Obama Care urn:syndication:f6ed416e-4b7b-11e1-8a2e-002219154821 http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/01/a_quiet_triumph_of_obama_care035079.php Harold Pollack and Greg Anrig write in Washington Monthly. 2012-02-21T15:39:50Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Harold Pollack and Greg Anrig write in Washington Monthly.</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/1/a-quiet-triumph-of-obama-care/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/01/a_quiet_triumph_of_obama_care035079.php</p> <div><p>Harold Pollack and Greg Anrig write in <i>Washington Monthly.</i></p></div> </body> </html> Shifting the Center of the Political Debate urn:syndication:08fbd728-5ca1-11e1-a633-002219154821 http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb96988833016762bb115c970b I want to follow up on Paul Krugman's post about the shifting Overton window in the UK toward the political right (think of the Overton window... 2012-02-21T15:35:14Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p> I want to follow up on Paul Krugman's post about the shifting Overton window in the UK toward the political right (think of the Overton window...</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb96988833016762bb115c970b/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p>I want to follow up on Paul Krugman's <a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/straight-talk-and-shifting-windows/">post about the shifting Overton window in the UK</a> toward the political right (think of the Overton window as a view into the center of a debate). As Krugman would be the first to tell you, it's not just in the UK. For example, consider the current discussion over the president's proposed budget, a budget that is touted as "broadly consistent with the bipartisan deficit reduction proposals put forward by the Bowles-Simpson Commission."</p> <p>I thought the recommendations for balancing the budget that came out of the Bowles-Simpson committee gave far too much to the GOP - the solutions that were proposed were much further to the right of the political spectrum than I would have preferred. My recollection is that people such as Paul Krugman and Dean Baker were critical as well (and recall that there was no official report because four Democrats and three Republicans on the seventeen member committee could not agree to the recommendations on the table -- instead we got an unofficial report from the committee chairs, Bowles and Simpson).</p> <p>However, Republicans have shifted the debate so far to the right that Bowles-Simpson is now being portrayed by the administration and others as a model of balance, reason, and compromise that both sides ought to embrace.</p> <p>Now it is true that the administration is <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/211153-geithner-explains-why-obama-never-embraced-bowles-simpson">backing off on one proposal in Bowles Simpson</a> that generated much of the opposition from the left, one to raise the Social Security retirement age and cut Social Security benefits in other ways:</p> <blockquote>Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday explained why President Obama never fully embraced the 2010 report of his fiscal commission, headed by former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) and Erskine Bowles.<br /><br />Geithner, under heavy fire from the Senate Budget Committee, said the Obama administration “did not feel” it could embrace it because the cuts to defense were too deep and the reforms to Social Security relied too much on benefit cuts.</blockquote> <p>I don't like the position on defense cuts, at all, but at least the administration has committed to protecting Social Security. That's a step in the right direction (assuming it won't be put on the table as a bargaining chip for other policies -- I'm not ready to relax about the administration's plans for Social Security just yet).</p> <p>But the point of this post is to note how far the debate -- the Overton window -- has shifted to the right. Suddenly, Bowles-Simpson is held up as the ideal, something to strive for -- as though achieving it would be a great success -- yet from my perspective it is, as noted above, far to the political right. With the Social Security and other changes, it is, perhaps, the minimum acceptable policy for progressives, but it is not an ideal to strive for as it is currently being portrayed.</p> <p>This is Jenni LeCompte of Treasury:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.treasury.gov/connect/blog/Pages/Difference-on-Deficit-Reduction-is-not-about-How-Much-but-Who-Pays.aspx">Difference on Deficit Reduction is not about “How Much?” but “Who Pays?”, by Jenni LeCompte, Treasury Notes</a>: The Budget released by the President this week uses a balanced approach to achieve <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/15/starting-right-place">more than $4 trillion</a> in deficit reduction over the next 10 years. This level of savings and the manner in which they are accomplished are broadly consistent with the bipartisan deficit reduction proposals put forward by the Bowles-Simpson Commission and the Senate’s bipartisan “Gang of Six.” Using this balanced approach, the President’s Budget reduces deficits from about 9 percent of GDP in 2011 to below 3 percent by 2018, and stabilizes the debt as a share of the economy by the middle of the decade.</blockquote> <blockquote>In general, there is little disagreement on the magnitude of savings that are needed over the next decade to put us on a sustainable fiscal course. Rather, the main difference between the President and Republicans are related to the composition of these savings.</blockquote> <blockquote>As Secretary Geithner made clear in testimony on the Budget this week, the greatest impediment to bipartisan progress on reducing deficits is the unwillingness by Republicans in Congress to take a balanced approach. Instead, they have sought to achieve budget savings solely through cuts to critical programs like Medicare and Medicaid, without asking the most fortunate citizens to contribute anything more than they do today. This position is at odds with both of the bipartisan efforts cited above. Though often invoked by Republicans in Congress as a model for reform, the Bowles-Simpson Commission recommendations included about $2 trillion in additional revenues over 10 years, which is $2 trillion more than Republicans have been willing to support. ...</blockquote> <blockquote>Rather than address our fiscal challenges largely on the back of middle class families and seniors, the President’s plan calls on the richest two percent of Americans – those who have seen their incomes grow more than the rest – to make a contribution to our deficit reduction efforts. At the same time, the Budget carefully slows growth of spending in Medicaid and Medicare through both the Affordable Care Act and additional proposals in the Budget that save about $360 billion in mandatory health spending, while preserving these vital programs. It saves more than $270 billion in so-called “other mandatory” spending implementing a number of policies consistent with the Bowles-Simpson Commission’s recommendations. ...</blockquote> <blockquote>Notwithstanding the many misleading claims that were made about the President’s Budget over the past week, the fact is that if the President’s Budget were enacted today, it would boost growth and job creation in the short term, reduce our deficits and stabilize our debt by the middle of the decade, and put us in a strong position to pursue long-term reforms. As Secretary Geithner said this week, “This plan will not solve all the nation’s challenges, but it will put us in a much stronger position to deal with those challenges.”</blockquote> <p>When he chooses engage, the president is doing a bit better in battling Republicans. I wish he'd engage on more fronts, but lately there has been progress. However, it seems to me that all the president has done is stop the rightward drift in the center of the conversation. That's something, but it is not enough. What I want is a president who can begin pushing the Overton window back in the other direction, and it's not clear that Obama is up to this task (either politically or ideologically).</p></div> </body> </html> Century Foundation Convenes National Task Force to Recommend Ways to Strengthen Community Colleges urn:syndication:1abd6fca-4de5-11e1-bf67-002219154821 http://tcf.org/media-center/2012/century-foundation-convenes-national-task-force-to-recommend-ways-to-strengthen-community-colleges Panel Will Seek to Address Growing Racial and Economic Divide between Two- and Four-Year Institutions 2012-02-21T14:45:53Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Panel Will Seek to Address Growing Racial and Economic Divide between Two- and Four-Year Institutions </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/media-center/2012/century-foundation-convenes-national-task-force-to-recommend-ways-to-strengthen-community-colleges/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p><b>February 2, 2012––</b>As the United States seeks to restore its role as the world’s leader in higher education, there is a renewed emphasis on increasing graduation from two-year institutions. Most recently, President Barack Obama described the important role of community colleges in his State of the Union address.</p> <p>The Century Foundation is assembling a task force of distinguished individuals from two-year and four-year institutions, scholars of higher education, and representatives of the business, philanthropic, and civil rights communities to consider strategies to strengthen community colleges. The group will be co-chaired by Anthony Marx, president of the New York Public Library and former president of Amherst College, and Eduardo Padrón, the president of Miami Dade College.</p> <p>The Task Force on Preventing Community Colleges from Becoming Separate and Unequal, which is supported by the Ford Foundation, will address an issue that has remained below the radar screen in national and regional discussions over improving college access and completion: just as community colleges are being asked to do more than ever before, the racial and socioeconomic divide between two- and four-year institutions is growing.</p> <p>“Community colleges should be open to, and attractive to, students of all economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds,” said Padrón. “While two-year institutions must always provide access to low-income and working-class students, community colleges need to find ways to recruit middle-class students as well, or the political and financial support for the two-year sector will continue to decline.”</p> <p>The larger issue, Marx suggested, is this: “Will higher education reduce or exacerbate the growing economic divide in this nation?” He continued, “If the better funded four-year sector caters to wealthier white students, while community colleges lose funding to educate low-income and minority students, the two-year sector will remain separate and unequal.”</p> <p>Janice Nittoli, the president of The Century Foundation, said that Padrón and Marx were a perfect team to lead the task force. “Eduardo Padrón has been a brilliant and innovative leader of the nation’s largest institution of higher education,” she said, “and Tony Marx, as president of Amherst, has been the conscience of the four-year sector, helping to put the issue of socioeconomic diversity and community college transfers on the national agenda. He is showing that same commitment to increasing access to our cultural and learning institutions in his leadership role at the New York Public Library. We’re thrilled to have the two of them co-chair this new task force.”</p> <p>Jeannie Oakes and Douglas Wood of the Ford Foundation said the task force was an important step. “There’s a stratification trend in higher education around the world,” Oakes said. “This task force will help bring that trend to light, document the challenges associated with it, and recommend ways that institutions can overcome it.” Added Wood: “The two-year sector educates an increasing number of American students. It’s essential that we find ways to strengthen it so that these students have more opportunities, not fewer.”</p> <p>The Task Force will have its first meeting on February 17, 2012. The meeting will include a special presentation by U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter. The Task Force will also hold meetings in May and September, after which it will issue a report with recommendations and background papers.</p> <p>Richard D. Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and the author of several volumes on inequality in both higher education and K–12 schooling, will serve as executive director of the Task Force. He commented, “It’s disturbing to see that just as elementary and secondary education are becoming increasingly segregated by race and income, the same thing is happening in higher education. The Task Force members have a considerable wealth of experience and wisdom, and I look forward to working with them to assemble recommendations on how to strengthen the community college sector.”</p> <p>A list of Task Force members can be found <a class="external-link" href="../../publications/pdfs/CCCPR.pdf/++atfield++file">here.</a></p> <p>The Task Force on Preventing Community Colleges from Becoming Separate and Unequal is the latest in a long series of groups that The Century Foundation has assembled on important public policy issues such as election reform, elementary and secondary education, and U.S. policy in Afghanistan.</p> <p>The Century Foundation is a progressive nonpartisan think tank. Originally known as the Twentieth Century Fund, it was founded in 1919 and initially endowed by Edward Filene, a leading Republican businessman and champion of fair workplaces and employee ownership strategies, all with an eye to ensuring that economic opportunity is available to all. Today, TCF issues analyses and convenes and promotes the best thinkers and thinking across a range of public policy questions. Its work today focuses on issues of equity and opportunity in the United States, and how American values can be best sustained and advanced in a world of more diffuse power.</p> <p>For media inquiries about the Task Force, contact Christy Hicks at (212) 452-7723. For more information on The Century Foundation and its work, please visit <a href="http://www.tcf.org/" target="_blank">www.tcf.org</a>. You can keep up with the latest news from Century by signing up for our <a href="../../about/">mailing list</a>, following us on<a class="external-link" href="https://twitter.com/#!/tcfdotorg"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Twitter @tcfdotorg</span></a> and joining our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheCenturyFoundation" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page at <a href="http://www.tcf.org/">www.tcf.org</a>.</p> <p><a class="external-link" href="../../publications/pdfs/CCCPR.pdf/++atfield++file">See PDF release for list of Task Force members. </a></p></div> </body> </html> Experts Duel Over Busing, Diversity in Wake County urn:syndication:396dc840-5c9a-11e1-9641-002219154821 http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/23/1074031/experts-duel-over-busing-diversity.html Richard Kahlenberg quoted and referenced in the Raleigh News Observer. 2012-02-21T14:41:30Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Richard Kahlenberg quoted and referenced in the Raleigh News Observer.</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/experts-duel-over-busing-diversity-in-wake-county/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/23/1074031/experts-duel-over-busing-diversity.html</p> <div><p>Richard Kahlenberg quoted and referenced in the Raleigh News Observer.</p></div> </body> </html> Israeli Soldiers Speak Out: Occupation and the Future of Israel’s Democracy urn:syndication:b41b724f-2e4e-11e0-98f2-002219154821 http://tcf.org/events/2011/israeli-soldiers-speak-out-occupation-and-the-future-of-israel2019s-democracy An event hosted by The Century Foundation. 2012-02-21T14:36:50Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>An event hosted by The Century Foundation. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/events/2011/israeli-soldiers-speak-out-occupation-and-the-future-of-israel2019s-democracy/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p>The Century Foundation held a conversation with <b>Mikhael Manekin</b>, co-director of the Israeli NGO <b>Breaking the Silence</b>, which has just published a 10-year retrospective of IDF veterans’ testimonies compiled since the second Intifada. Manekin, himself an honorably discharged IDF infantry lieutenant, will discuss what the occupation looks like from the Israeli soldier’s standpoint, and in so doing will offer a rarely-heard boots on the ground perspective of how the IDF works in the Territories, interacts with settlers and Palestinians, and the dilemmas confronting those soldiers on a daily basis.</p> <p>The rancorous debate that Breaking the Silence has helped set off in Israel has become all the more important with the recent Knesset decision to set up a parliamentary inquiry into Israeli civil rights and human rights organizations reporting on the occupation. Breaking the Silence finds itself at the heart of the struggle over the democratic space and the democratic debate in Israel – raising the question, will Lieberman and Netanyahu be able to silence Breaking the Silence?</p> <p><b>Breaking the Silence</b> is a group of veteran Israeli soldiers whose mission is to bear public witness to their experiences of military service in the West Bank and Gaza in order to force Israeli society to address the reality of Israeli policies. Since 2004, Breaking the Silence has interviewed hundreds of soldiers, presenting a unique on-the-ground perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their latest report, <a href="http://www.shovrimshtika.org/publications_e.asp">“Occupation of the Territories,”</a> is about to be released in English and will be available at the event with Manekin.</p> <p><a class="external-link" href="../pdfs/Manekin%20Participants%20List.pdf/++atfield++file"><span class="internal-link">View Participant List. </span></a></p></div> </body> </html> Participant List for Israeli Soldiers Speak Out urn:syndication:1729ab0a-2e4f-11e0-a1f3-002219154821 http://tcf.org/events/pdfs/Manekin%20Participants%20List.pdf 2012-02-21T14:33:24Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p></p> </body> </html> Neil Bhatiya urn:syndication:492301f0-dde7-11df-ac69-002219154821 http://tcf.org/about/fellows/neil-bhatiya Neil Bhatiya is a Policy Associate responsible for a wide range of Program activities in the New York City office. 2012-02-21T14:30:23Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Neil Bhatiya is a Policy Associate responsible for a wide range of Program activities in the New York City office. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/about/fellows/neil-bhatiya/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p>Neil Bhatiya joined The Century Foundation in August 2009. He is a Policy Associateresponsible for a wide range of Program activities in the New York City office. Previously, he was a Research Fellow for the Streit Council, where he studied the expansion of NATO. He has earned History degrees from The George Washington University (M.A.) and Marist College (B.A.).</p></div> </body> </html> Daily Digest: February 17, 2012 urn:syndication:f81f460f-5c9f-11e1-acc3-002219154821 http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb96988833016762861ecd970b Our Board of Trustee member, Melissa Harris-Perry will premiere her MSNBC show, The Melissa Harris-Perry Show tomorrow morning at 10AM, February... 2012-02-18T04:03:17Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p> Our Board of Trustee member, Melissa Harris-Perry will premiere her MSNBC show, The Melissa Harris-Perry Show tomorrow morning at 10AM, February...</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb96988833016762861ecd970b/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><ul> Our Board of Trustee member, Melissa Harris-Perry will premiere her MSNBC show, <a href="http://melissaharrisperry.com/">The Melissa Harris-Perry Show</a> tomorrow morning at 10AM, February 18th. Tune in! <p><a href="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/the-things-that-anthony-shadid-taught-me" target="_blank">The Things That Anthony Shadid Taught Me</a> Fellow Thanassis Cambanis remembers Shadid in <em>The Atlantic</em>. The article is now a top trending story on Twitter.</p> <p><a href="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/challenges-remain-for-kosovo-four-years-after-declaring-independence" target="_blank">Challenges Remain for Kosovo, Four Years After Declaring Independence</a> Senior Fellow Morton Abramowitz quoted in <em>Voice of America.</em></p> <p><a href="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/moochers-against-welfare" target="_blank">Moochers Against Welfare</a> Fellow Suzanne Mettler quoted in <em>New York Times. </em></p> <p><a href="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/mitt-romneys-big-problem-mitt-romney" target="_blank">Mitt Romney's big problem: Mitt Romney</a> Fellow Michael Cohen in <em>The Guardian. </em></p> <p><a href="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/tug-of-war-at-the-federal-reserve" target="_blank">Tug of War at the Federal Reserve</a> Fellow Mark Thoma looks at likely outcomes at the Fed.</p> <p>And, we invite you to a breakfast discussion on Tuesday, February 28, <a href="http://tcf.org/events/2012/syria-at-the-epicenter-new-relationships-across-the-middle-east">Syria at the Epicenter: New Relationships Across the Middle East</a>. Follow #SyriaTCF on Twitter for more updates.</p> </ul></div> </body> </html> Questions for #policychat on The Affordable Care Act urn:syndication:e707edb5-59df-11e1-8f6d-002219154821 http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb969888330168e787a26e970c As we mentioned before , TCF will be hosting our first Twitter #policychat on Wednesday, February 22, at 3:00-4:00 pm EST. 2012-02-18T03:22:43Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p> As we mentioned before , TCF will be hosting our first Twitter #policychat on Wednesday, February 22, at 3:00-4:00 pm EST. </p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb969888330168e787a26e970c/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">As we mentioned <a href="http://botc.tcf.org/2012/02/i.html" target="_self">before</a>, TCF will be hosting our first Twitter #policychat on Wednesday, February 22, at 3:00-4:00 pm EST.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We have two Century Foundation experts joining us:</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Greg Anrig</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/greganrig" target="_self"><em></em></a><em><a href="https://twitter.com/greganrig">@GregAnrig</a></em>)  V.P. of Policy and Programs at The Century Foundation and author of <em>The Conservatives Have No Clothes: Why Right-Wing Ideas Keep Failing </em>(John Wiley & Sons, 2007).  </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>&</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Harold Pollack </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/haroldpollack" target="_self">(</a><em><a href="http://www.twitter.com/haroldpollack">@haroldpollack</a></em>) Fellow at The Century Foundation and University of Chicago Helen Ross Professor at the School of Social Service Administration and faculty chair of the Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS.)</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> The health policy experts will discuss the points they make in "<a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/01/a_quiet_triumph_of_obama_care035079.php" target="_blank">A Quiet Triumph of Obama Care,</a>" their article published in the <em>Washington Monthly. </em>The article explores the good news about the Affordable Care Act —and the five realms in which the Affordable Care Act has had a positive impact on Americans.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We will be asking Anrig and Pollack the following questions and welcome you to join in and prepare your answers. If time permits, Anrig and Pollack will answer any of your additional questions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>#Policychat Questions:</strong><br /></span></p> <p><strong>Q1. While ACA, isn’t set to be in full-effect until 2014, what have been the immediate impacts? </strong></p> <p><strong>Q2. How has ACA helped young adults and senior citizens? </strong></p> <p><strong>Q3. Has ACA really helped individuals with pre-existing conditions get better coverage?</strong></p> <p><strong>Q4. How are private insurance companies being affected? What does this mean for the consumer? </strong></p> <p><strong>Q5. Have you or a loved one seen the positive impact of ACA yet?</strong></p> <p><strong>Q6. Why do you think President Obama should be embracing his domestic accomplishment in the lead up to 2012 elections?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Follow the #policychat hashtag to participate. We'd love to hear  your thoughts and personal experiences with this important policy issue.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>#PolicyChat will be a monthly policy discussion hosted by TCF and featuring our fellows and expert guests.</em></span></p></div> </body> </html> Questions for #policychat on The Affordable Care Act urn:syndication:6675c60c-59b0-11e1-8985-002219154821 http://botc.tcf.org/2012/02/questions-for-policychat-on-the-affordable-care-act.html Prepare for TCF's Twitter #policychat on Feb. 22 2012-02-17T21:41:35Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p>Prepare for TCF's Twitter #policychat on Feb. 22</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/in-the-news/2012/2/questions-for-policychat-on-the-affordable-care-act/image" /> <span></span> </div> <p>http://botc.tcf.org/2012/02/questions-for-policychat-on-the-affordable-care-act.html</p> <div><p>Prepare for TCF's Twitter #policychat on Feb. 22</p></div> </body> </html> Remembering Anthony Shadid urn:syndication:e9aad9b3-59af-11e1-aec8-002219154821 http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb969888330168e784cde4970c Last night The New York Times announced that Anthony Shadid, the newspaper's foreign correspondent, died of an asthma attack while reporting on... 2012-02-17T21:40:24Z <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <body> <p> Last night The New York Times announced that Anthony Shadid, the newspaper's foreign correspondent, died of an asthma attack while reporting on...</p> <div style="float: right"> <img src="http://tcf.org/blogs/blog-of-the-century/6a00e54ffb969888330168e784cde4970c/image" /> <span></span> </div> <div><p>Last night <i>The New York Times</i> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/world/middleeast/anthony-shadid-a-new-york-times-reporter-dies-in-syria.html?hp" target="_self">announced</a> that Anthony Shadid, the newspaper's foreign correspondent, died of an asthma attack while reporting on the conflict in Syria. TCF Fellow Thanassis Cambanis, former Middle East correspondent for the <i>Times</i> and Middle East Bureau Chief for <i>The Boston Globe</i>, remembers his friend and colleague in a tribute for <i>The Atlantic, </i><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/the-things-that-anthony-shadid-taught-me/253254/" target="_self">"</a><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/the-things-that-anthony-shadid-taught-me/253254/" target="_self">What Anthony Shadid Taught Me</a><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/the-things-that-anthony-shadid-taught-me/253254/" target="_self">.</a>" Writes Cambanis:</p> <p>I can't begin to enumerate the lessons I learned from Anthony. Over whiskey after 18-hour days covering the war in south Lebanon, he taught me to dump my notebooks every day, no matter how tired I was. With his children, he taught me to appreciate the majesty and wonder of a small person growing up. He outlined before he wrote, and then poured out the words in one fluid swoop. He almost always seemed delighted by what he was doing. We teased him and honored him through affairs like the Anthony Shadid contest, in which friends tried to top one another with ever-more absurd Shadidian turns of phrase that piled history upon olfactory sensation upon narrative upon character. When we tried it, it was an uproarious joke. When Shadid did it, it was poetry.</p> <p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/the-things-that-anthony-shadid-taught-me/253254/" target="_self"><img src="http://tcftakingnote.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ffb969888330163018f89c7970d-800wi" alt="Sadid" title="Sadid" width="532" height="401" /></a></p> <p>As the Shadid story trends on Twitter, Cambanis's piece is now featured in the Discover section of Twitter. See image above. You can read the whole piece at <i>The Atlantic </i><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/the-things-that-anthony-shadid-taught-me/253254/" target="_self">here</a>.</p></div> </body> </html>