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New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.


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    Watch: Why Does It Still Take 5 Hours To Fly Cross-Country?
    Future Tense event James Fallows

    Watch: Why Does It Still Take 5 Hours To Fly Cross-Country?

    We like to talk about the dizzying rate of technological change these days, but when it comes to intercity travel, we’re stuck back in 1959.

    In-Person

    12PM – 2:40PM EDT

    New America
    740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005

    The Return
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    The Return

    New America NYC’s Social Cinema series presents a groundbreaking new film on California’s Proposition 36.

    In-Person

    6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT

    Civic Hall
    156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010

    The Great Exception
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    The Great Exception

    Join New America and author Jeff Cowie for a conversation about the New Deal and where it fits in the big picture of American history.

    In-Person

    4:30PM – 6PM EDT

    New America
    740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005

    Islamist Terrorism In Europe: A History
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    Islamist Terrorism In Europe: A History

    New America is pleased to welcome Dr. Petter Nesser for a discussion of his book and the history of Islamist terrorism in Europe.

    In-Person

    12:30PM – 1:45PM EDT

    New America
    740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005

    The Morning They Came For Us
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    The Morning They Came For Us

    When Janine di Giovanni first arrived in Damascus in 2012, she immediately recognized the familiar sight of a country on the brink of war.

    In-Person

    6:30PM – 8:15PM EDT

    Civic Hall
    156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010

    A Conversation With A Former Muslim Extremist
    Conversation with a former Muslim extremist

    A Conversation With A Former Muslim Extremist

    Violent extremists try to recruit their next victims from all over the world, in online chat rooms, through web surfing, & one-on-one.

    In-Person

    12PM – 1:30PM EDT

    New America
    740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005

    Fast and Free
    Fast and Free NYC

    Fast and Free

    Currently Wi-Fi carries 60% to 80% of all broadband data traffic, but a new technology is threatening it’s effectiveness.

    In-Person

    6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT

    Civic Hall
    156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010

    The Witness
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    The Witness

    Catherine “Kitty” Genovese was stabbed to death on a street in Queens, New York, in 1964, and 38 witnesses, it was claimed, did nothing.

    In-Person

    6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT

    Civic Hall
    156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010

    Cybersecurity Initiative Business-Policy Roundtable #9

    Cybersecurity Initiative Business-Policy Roundtable #9

    The New America welcomes Mike Garcia of National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace to discuss their work.

    In-Person

    12PM – 10:14AM EDT

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    It’s Raining Men
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    It’s Raining Men

    Join the Political Reform and Better Life Lab for a no-holds-barred conversation about what today’s definitions of masculinity means.

    In-Person

    10:30AM – 11:45AM EDT

    New America
    740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005