Report Century International

Century’s New Democracy Meter Shows America Took an Authoritarian Turn in 2025

American democracy is in danger, tipping into authoritarianism in 2025. The Century Foundation’s new tool explains the risks—and how Americans can reverse authoritarianism and restore democratic practices.

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Commentary Care Economy

Trump’s Child Care Funding Freeze in Five States Could Cost Families $400 Million

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Report Economic Opportunity

Survey: The Affordability Crisis Is Here, and It’s Hitting the Working Class the Hardest

Commentary Health Care

Why It Matters: Congress’s Last Chance to Prevent Health Premium Shocks in January

Commentary Economic Opportunity

Fueling Debt: How Rising Utility Costs Are Overwhelming American Families

Commentary Higher Education

Congress’s College Accountability Statute Has Cracks. The 2023 Gainful Employment Rule Fills Them.

Report Economic Opportunity

How States Can Lead the Way for Workers: A State Playbook

Affordable Futures

The Century Foundation launches a new campaign, Affordable Futures, to reframe how we think about America’s affordability crisis and advance transformative solutions that tackle the real drivers of families’ kitchen-table challenges.

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Affordable Futures

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Report Economics

The Hidden Costs of Trump’s Economy: Skipped Meals, Rising Debt, and the Impossible Choices Facing American Families

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GOROMONZI, ZIMBABWE - JANUARY 11: A grinding mill installed at the Arcadia Lithium mine on January 11, 2022 in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe. Last month, the Chinese firm Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt said it would pay over $400 million for the hard-rock lithium mine, whose product is a key ingredient in rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles. The world's transition to

Commentary Manufacturing

The Critical Minerals Imperative: Competing in the Twenty-First-Century Resource Race

Report Century International

Century’s New Democracy Meter Shows America Took an Authoritarian Turn in 2025

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Commentary Century International

Syria’s Reconstruction Risks Cutting Out the Syrian People

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Commentary Care Economy

Trump’s Child Care Funding Freeze in Five States Could Cost Families $400 Million

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Report Health Care

How States Can Make Health Care More Affordable By Lowering Hospital Prices