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    At New America, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive.

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    Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now
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    Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

    Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
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    Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

    Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection
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    Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

    The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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    The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

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    For over 25 years, New America’s insights and policy solutions have helped usher in sweeping, long-term change. Discover how we have turned bold ideas into real-world impact.

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    Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding
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    Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

    Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy
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    Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

    Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy
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    Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

    Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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    Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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    For more than 25 years, New America has supported hundreds of fellows as they pursue ambitious work. Through our flagship Fellows Program and specialized fellowships, we back ideas rooted in depth, rigor, and lasting relevance.

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    New America Fellows

    The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.

    • Us@250 Fellowship
    • Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellowship
    • Future Security Fellowships
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    Mar 26, 2026

    Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar
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    Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

    Mar 31, 2026

    The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

    The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

    Apr 1, 2026

    Evictions in the District of Columbia: June 2025 – February 2026
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    Evictions in the District of Columbia: June 2025 – February 2026

    Apr 1 – 2, 2026

    The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model
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    The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

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Remaking Our Districts: Three Communities on the Edge of America’s School Funding Divide
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In Depth

Remaking Our Districts: Three Communities on the Edge of America’s School Funding Divide

Three stories from educators in school districts show what it's like to live in a community rich in culture and resilience, but not property tax capacity.

Mar 23, 2026

Zahava Stadler

America Turns 250, and Confidence in Democracy Is Shaky
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The Thread

America Turns 250, and Confidence in Democracy Is Shaky

Mar 20, 2026

M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska, Theodore Johnson

The Maximalism Trap: How All-or-Nothing Diplomacy Undermines Nuclear Security

In Short

The Maximalism Trap: How All-or-Nothing Diplomacy Undermines Nuclear Security

Mar 23, 2026

Amy J. Nelson

Is There a Third Way for AI, Led by the World’s Middle Powers?
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In Short

Is There a Third Way for AI, Led by the World’s Middle Powers?

Mar 11, 2026

Gordon LaForge

The Impact of Increased ICE Activity on the Child Care Workforce and Mothers’ Employment
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The Impact of Increased ICE Activity on the Child Care Workforce and Mothers’ Employment

Dec 10, 2025

Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

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Spotlighting Gender, Work, Family, and Care at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
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In Short

Spotlighting Gender, Work, Family, and Care at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

Feb 25, 2026

Jasmine Heyward

How We Can Build More: A New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing
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In Short

How We Can Build More: A New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing

Mar 11, 2026

Aaron Tiedemann

What Comes After the Epstein Files: A Q&A with Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
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The Thread

What Comes After the Epstein Files: A Q&A with Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Mar 17, 2026

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

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The Subprime PLUS Loan Crisis: How Universities Steer Low-Income Families Into Unaffordable Debt
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The Subprime PLUS Loan Crisis: How Universities Steer Low-Income Families Into Unaffordable Debt

Feb 12, 2026

Stephen Burd

The AI Lab Next Door
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The AI Lab Next Door

Mar 11, 2026

Eric Gordon, Mai-Ling Garcia, Neil Kleiman

A Trump Official’s Thin Legal Case Against Accreditors’ DEI Policies
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A Trump Official’s Thin Legal Case Against Accreditors’ DEI Policies

Mar 18, 2026

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

Terrorism in America After 9/11
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Terrorism in America After 9/11

Apr 21, 2025

David Sterman, Peter Bergen

Why Americans Crave Fake News
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Why Americans Crave Fake News

Aug 21, 2023

Aaron Tiedemann

The Great Game
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The Great Game

Apr 9, 2026

Explore America’s complicated and ever-evolving relationship with the world through American football and soccer.

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