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

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Upcoming Events
Jan. 13th, 2025

Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: Memory and History on Screen

Join us for a conversation on Say Nothing, a story of the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland—now a series streaming on Hulu.
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Jan. 14th, 2025

Guantanamo at Twenty-Three

Explore the future of Guantánamo Bay as experts discuss its history, current challenges, and prospects for closure
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Learn how the CHIPS and Science Act has evolved the Commerce Department around workforce strategy and industrial policy implementation.
Jan. 15th, 2025

Building Federal Capacity for Workforce Development Aligned to Industrial Policy

Learn how the CHIPS and Science Act has evolved the Commerce Department around workforce strategy and industrial policy implementation.
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Recent Publications
Jan. 8th, 2025

Explainer: Paid and Unpaid Leave Policies in the United States

A short primer on private-sector workers’ access and use of federal unpaid leave through the FMLA and an introduction to state programs.
By: 
Vicki Shabo
Better Life Lab Brief
Jan. 8th, 2025

Explainer: Paid Leave Benefits and Funding in the United States

A short primer on state paid family and medical leave programs in place that make paid leave benefits available to workers programs.
By: 
Vicki Shabo
Better Life Lab Brief
Jan. 8th, 2025

Pursuing Paid Family and Medical Leave

Better Life Lab Collections
Jan. 8th, 2025

Q&A with Kristina Ishmael and Ji-Soo Song on their Careers in EdTech

Kristina Ishmael and Ji-Soo Song discuss their careers in EdTech.
By: 
Gerald Akwuole
Education Policy Blog Post
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