The Century Foundation is a nonprofit public policy research institution committed to the belief that a mix of effective government, open democracy, and free markets is the most effective solution to the major challenges facing the United States.
Efforts focus particularly on four basic challenges facing the United States:
- persistent economic inequality combined with the shift to American households of financial risks previously borne by employers and government
- the ageing of the population
- preventing and responding to terrorism while preserving civil liberties; and
- restoring America’s international credibility as an effective and cooperative leader in responding to global security and economic dangers
Those themes include work on issues such as Social Security and pensions, health care, education, tax and budget policy, homeland security, immigration, election reform, international terrorism, the US’s relationship with the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, and policies toward regions like the Middle East and East Asia.