The Return of Agent Orange
On January 6, Senior Research Fellow Phillip Longman and author of “Best Care Anywhere,” Michael F. Martin, specialist in Asian affairs f
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4PM – 5:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Events
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.
Springing the Debt Trap — for San Franciscans and Californians
Sold to consumers as short-term relief during a cash crunch, pay day loans carry interest rates of over 400 percent and catch working peo
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11:30AM – 1PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Flexible Work Arrangements
Employers, employees, and union representatives will highlight flexible work arrangements that have been critical to their succes
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3PM – 4:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
WEBINAR: Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts
On December 14th, we co-hosted a webinar on Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts (UVRAs) to discuss the current issues surrounding the
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11AM – 1PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Raising the Global Floor
Employment and jobs are on everyone’s minds. The White House recently hosted a jobs summit.Unemployment and underemployment in the
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1:30PM – 2:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Role of School Districts in Education Reform
Two distinct strands have emerged in U.S. education reform in recentyears. One strand has focused on reforming education at the school di
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12:15PM – 1:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Inheriting the World
On December 2nd, Schwartz Fellows Nicholas Thompson, author of The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the H
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Shadow Elite
On December 1st, the New America Foundation hosted a lecture delivered by Janine Wedel about her new book, Shadow El
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
New Media, Technology & Internet Use in Indian Country
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9AM – 11AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Advancing Economic Mobility Through Savings
"This is going to be a differentrecovery than the past, because Americans are going to have to save more." –T
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1PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Next Stage
The current state of the “shadow banking system,” rising unemployment rates, the sinking value of the dollar, and the lasting mortgage cr
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8:30AM – 1PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Bringing Back Rural America
On November 12, 2009, Patrick Carr of Rutgers University came to the New America Foundation to discuss his
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12PM – 1:15PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Understanding REDD
On October 30, panelists Tia Nelson,Nigel Purvis,and SteveSchwartzman discussed the new market mechanism, REDD –Reducing Emissions from
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
CA EVENT: The Future of Early Education Systems in California (Pre K-3rd)
As California struggles to close persistent achievement gaps, it is increasingly apparent that these gaps exist at school entry and that
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11:30AM – 1PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005