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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

Weaving immigrant lives and decades of policy, Jonathan Blitzer traces how the U.S.–Central America entanglement created the border crisis.

Jan 30, 2024

Jonathan Blitzer

Indirect Swarming and Its Threat to Democracies

In Depth

Indirect Swarming and Its Threat to Democracies

Online harassment called “indirect swarming” threatens democracy and people’s safety. Platforms should use a new method to combat the issue.

Jan 29, 2024

Eirliani Abdul Rahman

The Impact Hub Field Guide: A New Tool from New America and the Chandler Institute of Governance

Report / In Depth

The Impact Hub Field Guide: A New Tool from New America and the Chandler Institute of Governance

A new tool from New America and the Chandler Institute of Governance for building diverse institutions to tackle global challenges.

Jan 23, 2024

Gordon LaForge, Charlie Euchner

Sugarcane

Documentary / In Depth

Sugarcane

Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat reveal a community uncovering unmarked graves at an Indian residential school.

Jan 22, 2024

Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie

Exploring Plural Voting as a Method for Citizen Engagement

In Depth

Exploring Plural Voting as a Method for Citizen Engagement

Hollie Russon Gilman and Sarah Jacob spoke with Paula Berman, Alex Randaccio, and Matt Prewitt from RadicalxChange.

Jan 16, 2024

Hollie Russon Gilman, Matthew Prewitt, Sarah Jacob, Paula Berman, Alex Randaccio

Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

Report / In Depth

Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

Chicago residents targeted by predatory lenders discuss what an ideal loan looks like.

Jan 10, 2024

Meegan Dugan Adell, Vanessa Rangel, Roselyn Miller Champion

The Realistic Promise of Multiparty Democracy in the United States

Report / In Depth

The Realistic Promise of Multiparty Democracy in the United States

A collection of essays show the importance of political parties, the benefits of having more than two, and a path to multiparty democracy.

Jan 9, 2024

Mark Schmitt, Didi Kuo, Julia Azari, Jennifer Wendling, Lisa Disch, Will Horne, Oscar Pocasangre

Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions

Report / In Depth

Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions

A new report from the Democracy Fund shows that levels of support for foundational principles of liberal democracy are soft, inconsistent.

Jan 4, 2024

Joe Goldman, Lee Drutman, Oscar Pocasangre

Networked Governance for Safe and Ethical AI: Background Paper for the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence

Report / In Depth

Networked Governance for Safe and Ethical AI: Background Paper for the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence

Planetary Politics is contributing to multi-stakeholder processes aimed at ensuring all societies gain the benefits & avert the risks of AI.

Dec 31, 2023

Gordon LaForge, Patricia Gruver

The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the United States

Report / In Depth

The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the United States

Multiparty presidentialism—the system the United States would have if it adopted proportional representation—is common around the world.

Dec 15, 2023

Lee Drutman, Scott Mainwaring

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

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

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

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

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

From Life Itself

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Private 5G Networks at Risk

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

Indirect Swarming and Its Threat to Democracies

The Impact Hub Field Guide: A New Tool from New America and the Chandler Institute of Governance

Sugarcane

Exploring Plural Voting as a Method for Citizen Engagement

Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

The Realistic Promise of Multiparty Democracy in the United States

Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions

Networked Governance for Safe and Ethical AI: Background Paper for the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence

The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the United States