New America

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We are now accepting applications for the Class of 2027 to the New America Fellows Program!
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Boats are docked below shiny glass and brick buildings at the Wharf in southeast DC.

An Analysis of DC Eviction Filings: June Through October 2025

Future of Land and Housing Brief
Satellite image of the Great Lakes

Human Mobility in Post-Climate America

Future of Land and Housing Event
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Our Story

Find out more about our distinctive community of thinkers, writers, researchers, technologists, and community activists.

Jobs & Fellowships

Explore the jobs, fellowships, and internship opportunities at New America.

Podcasts

New America's slate of podcasts focuses on telling stories about realizing America's promise of equity and opportunity.
Highlights

Our Story

Find out more about our distinctive community of thinkers, writers, researchers, technologists, and community activists.

Jobs & Fellowships

Explore the jobs, fellowships, and internship opportunities at New America.

Podcasts

New America's slate of podcasts focuses on telling stories about realizing America's promise of equity and opportunity.

We are dedicated to renewing
the promise of America

Read about our mission.

Upcoming Events
Save the Date for the National Youth Apprenticeship Summit
Dec. 4th, 2025

National Youth Apprenticeship Summit 2025

Register to join the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) in the DMV!
Alexandria, VA
RSVP
Image of the boardwalk at the Wharf neighborhood in Washington, DC
Dec. 4th, 2025

Evictions in the District of Columbia: A Panel Discussion on New Data Analysis

A discussion on a new analysis, plus a virtual panel discussion with local eviction prevention leaders on the state of evictions in DC.
Online Only
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Satellite image of the Great Lakes
Dec. 9th, 2025

Human Mobility in Post-Climate America

Join Jesse M. Keenan and Vann R. Newkirk II on the rapidly shifting landscape of climate-driven migration in the United States.
Online Only
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Where policy, equity, and
culture come together.

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Recent Publications
A view of a city street lined with multistory buildings and construction scaffolding, in teal.
Dec. 2nd, 2025

Performance Zoning for Better Cities: A Q&A with Adam Lubinsky

When zoning centers outcomes instead of restrictions, it can promote growth and support community needs.
By: 
Helen Bonnyman
 and 
Adam Lubinsky
Future of Land and Housing Blog Post
Older, Black, female college student wearing a graduation cap
Dec. 2nd, 2025

Strategies for Re-Enrolling Adult Learners at Community Colleges

This report reviews states’ and community colleges’ strategies to encourage adults to re-enroll in school and suggests other research.
By: 
Ivy Love
, 
Tiffany Thai
, and 
Sarah Nzau
Center on Education & Labor Report
Dec. 2nd, 2025

The Awful Arithmetic of Our Wars

New America's Peter W. Singer examines the costly nature of America's wars.
By: 
Peter Warren Singer
Future Security Article/Op-Ed
Nov. 26th, 2025

Not Kidding Around on Children’s Privacy

Sydney Saubestre comments on FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson's aims to update COPPA to protect more kids online.
By: 
Sydney Saubestre
Open Technology Institute In The News Piece
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