The Age of Responsibility
In the postwar years, if people were hungry, it was the state’s job to feed them. Today, that idea of welfare is barely recognizable.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Interface
140 W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
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.
Move Fast and Break Things
As a shrinking group of companies become the source of news and entertainment, their status as cultural arbiters continues to grow.
In-Person
6PM – 8PM EDT
CORE: club
66 E 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
Rise Local: Building a New America from the Ground Up
Join Anne-Marie Slaughter and Lenny Mendonca, and a host of colleagues for a day of inspiration, workshops and forward thinking.
In-Person
9AM – 4PM EDT
Presidio
135 Fisher Loop, San Francisco, CA 94129
Plastic Oceans
A new episode by VICE on HBO uncovers the side-by-side stories of life under Sharia and the crisis of plastic in our oceans.
In-Person
7:30PM – 9PM EDT
The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Broadway between W 62nd and W 63rd Streets, New York, NY 10023
Your Work May Be Killing You
Living to work isn’t living at all.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Interface
140 W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
Is Technology Enriching Language?
Emerging technologies are changing the way we speak, write, and communicate. Will language be richer or poorer for it?
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Interface
140 W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
Work on Things That Matter
Join New America, Code for America, and Civic Hall to learn more about career opportunities in public interest technology.
In-Person
7PM – 9PM EDT
Civic Hall
118 W 22nd Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Extreme You
A new book teaches us how to take risks, make extreme choices, and be our best selves—at the office and at home.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Interface
140 W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
A Question of Order
What happens when a democratically elected leader evolves into an authoritarian ruler?
In-Person
7PM – 8:30PM EDT
Interface
140 W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
Water & Power: A California Heist
Who controls water rights in California — and at what cost?
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
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35 E 21st Street, New York, NY 10010