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Who Applied?: Class of 2020 National Fellows Program Applicants

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Who Applied?: Class of 2020 National Fellows Program Applicants

For our Class of 2020, we received 368 applications and awarded 15 fellowships.

Sep 5, 2019

Awista Ayub

The Global Race for Critical Minerals in the Deep Ocean

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The Global Race for Critical Minerals in the Deep Ocean

This report provides a deep dive into the benefits and risks that come with deep-sea mining .

Aug 22, 2019

Rachel Zimmerman, Sharon Burke

Centering Civil Rights in the Privacy Debate

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Centering Civil Rights in the Privacy Debate

This report builds on an OTI and Color of Change event that explored how to protect civil rights through better privacy protections.

Aug 14, 2019

Becky Chao, Eric Null, Claire Park, Brandi Collins-Dexter

Brief: Separating the Fact from Fiction

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Brief: Separating the Fact from Fiction

Dispelling AG Barr’s misleading and misguided remarks around encryption.

Aug 8, 2019

Andi Wilson Thompson

Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

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Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

Lee Drutman published a Democracy Fund Voter Study Group paper on issues dividing voters in 2019.

Aug 8, 2019

Lee Drutman

The Promise of Public Interest Technology: In India and the United States

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The Promise of Public Interest Technology: In India and the United States

Aug 5, 2019

Melissa Salyk-Virk, Awista Ayub, Aditya K. Kaushik, Sylvia Mishra, Ananth Padmanabhan, Pranesh Prakash, Tanvi Ratna, Joshua Simons, Madhulika Srikumar, Kaliya Young, Richard Abisla, Subhodeep Jash

English Learners with Disabilities: Shining a Light on Dual-Identified Students

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English Learners with Disabilities: Shining a Light on Dual-Identified Students

An overview of the federal policies for identification of and services provided to English learners and students with disabilities.

Jul 30, 2019

Elena Silva, Janie Tankard Carnock, Janie T. Carnock

Are China and Russia on the Cyber Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean?

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Are China and Russia on the Cyber Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean?

A review of Russia and China’s cyber capabilities and implications for the U.S. and its partners in the region.

Jul 26, 2019

Alexander Crowther, Kieran Green, Brian Fonseca, Robert Morgus

How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

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How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

Many of the same conditions that made Raqqa vulnerable to an ISIS takeover in 2013 still exist in the city today.

Jul 25, 2019

David Kilcullen, Nate Rosenblatt

Everything in Moderation

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Everything in Moderation

How are internet platforms using automated tools to shape the content we see and create?

Jul 22, 2019

Spandana Singh

Welcome to New America, redesigned for what’s next.

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

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

China’s Agentic AI Controversy

Funding the ADA’s Promise

English Learners Need More Federal Support to Succeed, Not Less

Israel Plans New Foothold on the Red Sea to Fight the Houthis

Has the U.S. Ever Assassinated a World Leader Before?

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Who Applied?: Class of 2020 National Fellows Program Applicants

The Global Race for Critical Minerals in the Deep Ocean

Centering Civil Rights in the Privacy Debate

Brief: Separating the Fact from Fiction

Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

The Promise of Public Interest Technology: In India and the United States

English Learners with Disabilities: Shining a Light on Dual-Identified Students

Are China and Russia on the Cyber Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean?

How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

Everything in Moderation