‘Something Extremely Bad Is Happening Here’
Matthew Shaer wrote a story for Esquire about one Arizona community’s response to alarming teen suicide rates.
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. Each year, we select a diverse group of writers, journalists, filmmakers, and innovators who pursue ambitious investigative projects that bridge storytelling with research and lived experience.
Through unrestricted funding, a supportive community, and increased visibility, New America Fellows bring big, bold ideas to life—through books, films, longform articles, podcasts, and other creative nonfiction narrative forms.
Katie Engelhart on Empathy in Reporting
New America 2018 Fellow Katie Engelhart spoke about her book, The Inevitable.
How the Black Vote Became a Monolith
Adam Harris on the Roots of Inequality in Higher Education
New America 2021 Fellow Adam Harris spoke about his book, The State Must Provide.
New America Announces National Fellows Class of 2021
New America’s Fellows Program invests in thinkers—writers, scholars, filmmakers, and journalists—who generate big, bold ideas.
The September Transition
Josie Duffy Rice on Justice in America
New America 2020 Fellow Josie Duffy Rice spoke about criminal justice reform.