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Commentary Higher Education

How Gutting the U.S. Department of Education Would Hurt Students and Their Families

February 12, 2025 — Kings Floyd, Peter Granville, Chantal Hinds and Halley Potter
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MUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 21: Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by just before midnight GMT of March 23. A subsequent statement from President Trump said the U.S. and Iran had held
Commentary Century International

The Iran War’s Forever Costs Will Far Exceed the Immediate Pain for Consumers

April 1, 2026By Eamon Kircher-Allen
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Commentary Higher Education

Access Denied: New Report Reveals 40% of Americans Are Locked Out of the Private Student Loan Market

March 31, 2026By Jennifer Zhang and Peter Granville
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Setting Minimum Standards for Instructional Spending Can Protect Students’ Tuition Dollars

March 30, 2026By Amber Villalobos
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Commentary Affordable Futures

Trump Administration Poised to Make Life Even Harder for Child Care Providers and Parents

March 27, 2026By Ruth Friedman
Report Care Economy

States Leading on Child Care Affordability as Trump Administration Tries to Take Funds Away

March 25, 2026By Lea Woods and Julie Kashen
TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 8: Smoke billows after overnight airstrikes on oil depots on March 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Commentary Affordable Futures

15 Things America Could Buy Instead of Spending $200 Billion More on Iran War

March 20, 2026By The Century Foundation
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Commentary Economic Opportunity

How Pension Funds Can Support Growth and Build an Economy That Benefits Workers

March 19, 2026By Julie Su and Cassandra Robertson
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Commentary Health Care

Let States Lead on Lowering the Cost of Employer-Sponsored Insurance

March 18, 2026By Jeanne Lambrew
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Report Higher Education

Changes to Federal Loan Program May Disrupt HBCU Medical Schools and Students

March 17, 2026By Tiara Moultrie
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Report Affordable Futures

Interest Nation: The State of America’s Credit Card Debt Crisis

March 17, 2026By Jennifer Zhang, Eduard Nilaj, Mike Pierce and Julie Margetta Morgan
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Commentary Health Care

CBO Reaffirms Forecast of a Dramatic Reduction in Health Coverage in 2026 and Beyond

March 12, 2026By Jeanne Lambrew
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Commentary Health Care

Lambrew: To Make Health Care Affordable, Lower—Or Eliminate—Deductibles

March 11, 2026By Jeanne Lambrew
BAALBEK, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 4: Part of the UNESCO World Heritage site roman ruins stand in the city of Baalbek on November 4, 2024 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Israel has increasingly targeted Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek and the surrounding Bekaa valley, considered a bastion of Hezbollah support. Earlier this week, Israel ordered residents of Baalbek and neighboring towns to evacuate before a new wave of strikes. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)
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Solar Killed Dirty Energy in Rural Lebanon. Here’s What Other Countries Can Learn.

March 9, 2026By Camillo Stubenberg
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Commentary Higher Education

How Congress’s Changes to Student Loan Programs Will Make College Even More Unaffordable

March 6, 2026By Tiara Moultrie, Carolyn Fast and Amber Villalobos
AT SEA, UNSPECIFIED - FEBRUARY 28: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this U.S. Navy released handout,  Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, on February 28, 2026 at Sea. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
Commentary Century International

Roundtable: War on Iran Was Easy to Start. It Won’t Be Easy to End.

March 5, 2026By Thanassis Cambanis, Sam Heller, Sajad Jiyad, Peter Salisbury and Yaël Mizrahi-Arnaud
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