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Myths & Misunderstandings

A new paper explains why the year-round Pell Grant was a good policy with a negative reputation that was unfairly earned.

Jan 21, 2015

Ben Miller, Jason Delisle

The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future

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The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future

The Great Race recounts the story of a century-long battle between automakers for market share, profit, and technological dominance.

Jan 20, 2015

Levi Tillemann

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society

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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society

A majestic big-picture account of the Great Society and the forces that shaped it.

Jan 8, 2015

Julian E. Zelizer

The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing–But You Don’t Have to Be

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The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing–But You Don’t Have to Be

Standardized assessments test our children, our teachers, our schools—and increasingly, our patience.

Jan 6, 2015

Anya Kamenetz

The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order

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The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order

The Modern Mercenary lays bare the opaque world of military contractors, explaining the economic structure and operations of the industry.

Jan 2, 2015

Sean McFate

Voices of Youth, Parents, and Stakeholders

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Voices of Youth, Parents, and Stakeholders

This report presents the findings of in-depth interviews conducted by in-country research partners with a total of 24 youth participants, pa

Jan 1, 2015

After Winning, Then What?

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After Winning, Then What?

Over the last six years competitive grants have played a large role in triggering changes in the early education space, which has been a gro

Dec 22, 2014

Abbie Lieberman, Paul Nyhan

The Case for Payroll Withholding

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The Case for Payroll Withholding

New report argues for automatic Income-Based Repayment coupled with employer withholding for federal student loans

Dec 17, 2014

Alexander Holt

Drone Wars

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Drone Wars

Drone Wars presents a series of essays by legal scholars, journalists, government officials, military analysts, social scientists, and…

Dec 15, 2014

Peter Bergen, Daniel Rothenberg

Inside the Banker’s Brain

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Inside the Banker’s Brain

Where financial reward was once presumed to be the only motivator, we now see the striking roles played by several factors, such as complexi

Dec 10, 2014

Susan M. Ochs

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Thriving Families

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

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

Ten Lives

Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life

Assembling in the Age of AI

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Myths & Misunderstandings

The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society

The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing–But You Don’t Have to Be

The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order

Voices of Youth, Parents, and Stakeholders

After Winning, Then What?

The Case for Payroll Withholding

Drone Wars

Inside the Banker’s Brain