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Confronting the true drivers of America's affordability crisis. Advancing bold solutions to lower costs. Policy for people—not powerful interests.

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🧵Families are being squeezed—and not by accident. Today, @TCFdotorg is launching a new campaign, Affordable Futures: Policy for People—Not the Powerful. go.tcf.org/AffordableFutures Here’s why it matters. 1/x
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Utility bills are becoming unaffordable for millions of families, as rates rise alongside demand from data centers. Our recent research also found that utility debt is disproportionately burdening Black & Asian households. Read more in @ConsumerReports: consumerreports.org/data-cen…

Inside the Energy Affordability Crisis: ‘We Will All Be Affected By This’ via @ConsumerReports

Electric bills are skyrocketing, while utility companies rake in huge profits and data centers spread. For these people, the situation has become unsustainable.

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As Americans grapple with rising utility costs, recent analysis from @TCFdotorg & @BorrowerJustice finds that energy bills have risen 3X faster than inflation under Trump. Read more about what rising costs mean for voters in @guardiannews: theguardian.com/commentisfre…

This is the question Democrats should ask voters in order to win this November | Robert Reich

They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: ‘Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?’

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Since the Iran war started, wages have been losing ground to prices, according to Kyle Moore, TCF's chief economist. “The American worker is working harder, productivity is up, wage growth is tepid, prices are continuing to rise,” Moore told @Marketplace: marketplace.org/story/2026/0…

Wage growth can't compete with inflation right now

The latest jobs report shows that, as inflation has risen during the Iran War, wage growth has continued to slide. Wages are now growing at the slowest pace in more than five years.

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Thank you to @TCFdotorg for highlighting our work in advocating for compensation for early childhood educators. We cannot deliver universal child care without investing in the workforce. tcf.org/content/commentary/n…

New York City’s Expanded Child Care Should Have Adequate Dedicated Funding

Child care is vital for families to live healthy and happy lives. Increasingly, however, the high cost of child care means that families are forgoing

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NYC is expanding child care. But without investing in the workers who provide it, families may still struggle to access care. Our new commentary outlines three steps for New York to build a sustainable, fairly compensated child care workforce: tcf.org/content/commentary/n…

New York City’s Expanded Child Care Should Have Adequate Dedicated Funding

Child care is vital for families to live healthy and happy lives. Increasingly, however, the high cost of child care means that families are forgoing

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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates today. But higher rates won’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz, lower energy costs, or reverse tariffs—the real drivers of inflation. So where will this burden fall? Almost certainly on those fighting hardest to get by, writes TCF Chief Economist Kyle K. Moore: tcf.org/content/commentary/a…
Graphic featuring TCF Chief Economist Kyle K. Moore over a photo of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, with a pull quote arguing that raising interest rates won’t address inflation’s key drivers, including the Strait of Hormuz, energy costs, and tariffs, and will make life more expensive for people who can least afford it.

ALT Graphic featuring TCF Chief Economist Kyle K. Moore over a photo of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, with a pull quote arguing that raising interest rates won’t address inflation’s key drivers, including the Strait of Hormuz, energy costs, and tariffs, and will make life more expensive for people who can least afford it.

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Americans are increasingly turning to refinancing their homes to dig out from their credit card debt. But why? @TCFdotorg's recent research cited by @nytimes finds that credit card debt per cardholder has jumped 22.7% since 2018: nytimes.com/2026/08/11/busin…

As Credit Card Debt Mounts, Home Becomes a Piggy Bank

A rise in home equity to record levels has led many Americans to refinance their mortgages to pay their bills.

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Women are bearing the brunt of job losses in today’s labor market. As @TCFdotorg's Janelle Jones tells @CNBC, women—particularly women of color—are concentrated in fields seeing some of the biggest cuts, from public service to leisure and hospitality: cnbc.com/2026/09/02/getting-…

These women were laid off while on maternity leave. Yes, it's legal, and probably more common than...

It's never a good time to be laid off. Losing your job with a newborn can be especially hard.

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Americans across the political spectrum are concerned about how AI and technology are reshaping K-12 schools. As @TCFdotorg President @jmargetta told @K12DiveNews, schools should listen to families and policymakers should set clear guardrails for tech: k12dive.com/news/voters-expr…

Voters express broad concerns about AI and tech in schools, survey shows

A majority of respondents across the political spectrum want clear guardrails on technology use in classrooms, a Century Foundation survey shows.

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“Shouldn’t we figure out the rules before we hand our kids over to unregulated technology?” In a new op-ed for MS NOW, TCF President @jmargetta makes the case for putting families and educators, not Silicon Valley, in the driver’s seat on AI in schools: ms.now/opinion/ai-schools-pa…
Pull quote graphic from The Century Foundation and MS NOW featuring a photo of TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan and the quote: "We are not against innovation. We are against running an uncontrolled experiment on children without parental consent, independent evidence, or meaningful guardrails... Americans have given their answer: public schools belong to us, not Silicon Valley." Background shows students using laptops and tablets in a classroom. The Century Foundation and MS NOW logos appear at the bottom.

ALT Pull quote graphic from The Century Foundation and MS NOW featuring a photo of TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan and the quote: "We are not against innovation. We are against running an uncontrolled experiment on children without parental consent, independent evidence, or meaningful guardrails... Americans have given their answer: public schools belong to us, not Silicon Valley." Background shows students using laptops and tablets in a classroom. The Century Foundation and MS NOW logos appear at the bottom.

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AI tutors are entering classrooms, but are students actually benefiting? Our polling, covered by @The74, found 84% of Americans worry about tech companies profiting from students’ data, while nearly half want AI use in classrooms kept to a minimum: the74million.org/article/ai-…

AI Tutors Not Yet a Replacement for Humans, Research Says

With tools like Amira and Khanmigo, ‘the take-up is very low,’ according to Stanford University’s Susanna Loeb.

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Congratulations to TCF’s expanded Economic Policy Team (including former DCWP Commissioner @lorelei_salas33) 🥳 We are excited to continue our partnership and explore creative ways to bring economic justice to all New Yorkers!
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Sep 3
Big news: We’re expanding TCF’s economic policy team to build a research agenda for an economy that works for working people. Meet the four leaders bringing decades of experience in economic policy, government, research, and advocacy to this work: go.tcf.org/econteam
The Century Foundation logo above the headline 'TCF Expands Economic Policy Team.' Below are four circular headshots in black and white: Tonantzin Carmona, Director of Economic Policy; Kyle K. Moore, Chief Economist; Lorelei Salas, Senior Fellow; and Sameera Fazili, Visiting Senior Fellow, each with their name and title beneath their photo.

ALT The Century Foundation logo above the headline 'TCF Expands Economic Policy Team.' Below are four circular headshots in black and white: Tonantzin Carmona, Director of Economic Policy; Kyle K. Moore, Chief Economist; Lorelei Salas, Senior Fellow; and Sameera Fazili, Visiting Senior Fellow, each with their name and title beneath their photo.

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.@Avik Roy of Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (@FREOPP) and Julie Margetta Morgan of The Century Foundation (@TCFdotorg) discuss the top healthcare issues for voters ahead of the midterms. LIVE: tinyurl.com/36cddrsv
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Big news: We’re expanding TCF’s economic policy team to build a research agenda for an economy that works for working people. Meet the four leaders bringing decades of experience in economic policy, government, research, and advocacy to this work: go.tcf.org/econteam
The Century Foundation logo above the headline 'TCF Expands Economic Policy Team.' Below are four circular headshots in black and white: Tonantzin Carmona, Director of Economic Policy; Kyle K. Moore, Chief Economist; Lorelei Salas, Senior Fellow; and Sameera Fazili, Visiting Senior Fellow, each with their name and title beneath their photo.

ALT The Century Foundation logo above the headline 'TCF Expands Economic Policy Team.' Below are four circular headshots in black and white: Tonantzin Carmona, Director of Economic Policy; Kyle K. Moore, Chief Economist; Lorelei Salas, Senior Fellow; and Sameera Fazili, Visiting Senior Fellow, each with their name and title beneath their photo.

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Sameera Fazili joins TCF as a visiting senior fellow. She’ll lead a new project on international economics and domestic renewal, exploring how the U.S. can strengthen its economic competitiveness while building shared prosperity at home.
The Century Foundation logo above the text 'TCF Welcomes Sameera Fazili as Visiting Senior Fellow.' Below is a circular black-and-white headshot of Sameera Fazili, a woman wearing a headscarf, smiling.

ALT The Century Foundation logo above the text 'TCF Welcomes Sameera Fazili as Visiting Senior Fellow.' Below is a circular black-and-white headshot of Sameera Fazili, a woman wearing a headscarf, smiling.

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Together, Tonantzin, Kyle, Lorelei, and Sameera bring decades of experience and a shared commitment to building an economy centered on working people, not Wall Street. We’re thrilled to have them! Read the full announcement: tcf.org/content/about-tcf/tc…

TCF Expands Economic Policy Team to Drive New Research Agenda for an Economy Built Around Working...

The Century Foundation (TCF), a leading progressive think tank, today announced four new hires with expertise in economic policy and research. Tonantzin

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.@AOC is right. Reversing Trump's cuts to Medicaid and the ACA is the bare minimum if Dems take Congress. Recent @TCFdotorg polling shows that voters want structural reforms to our health care system that take on Big Pharma, insurers, and price-gouging providers.
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NEW: Health care tops the Democrats’ to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026 Jeffries says they’ll reverse Trump’s Medicaid cuts and revive ACA funds. These two ideas unify Dems. But many want to go bigger. Story w/ @scottwongDC: nbcnews.com/politics/congres…

Healthcare tops the Democrats’ to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026

Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said his party would unify around undoing Trump’s Medicaid cuts and reviving ACA funds that the GOP ended. Some Democrats want to go bigger.

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