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The Rise of Neurotech and the Risks for Our Brain Data

The Rise of Neurotech and the Risks for Our Brain Data

If left unregulated, neurotechnology could become one of the most invasive forms of psychological influence ever deployed in digital spaces.

Mar 27, 2025

Jennifer Dickey

How to Protect Government Data with Privacy-Enhancing Technology

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How to Protect Government Data with Privacy-Enhancing Technology

A practical guide to how PETs can help governments use our data responsibly and reduce privacy risks.

Mar 25, 2025

Sydney Saubestre

How Funders Can Drive Democratic Innovation Through Citizens’ Assemblies

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How Funders Can Drive Democratic Innovation Through Citizens’ Assemblies

Our political landscape calls for innovative solutions to rebuild trust, tackle polarization, and enhance government responsiveness.

Mar 14, 2025

Hollie Russon Gilman, Maya Ingram, Lance Bitner-Laird, Hillary Hooke

Cut Short: The Broken Promises of Cosmetology Education

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Cut Short: The Broken Promises of Cosmetology Education

Cosmetology education in the U.S. needs dire reform. It fails to meet student expectations and leaves graduates with burdensome debt.

Mar 6, 2025

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Olivia Cheche, Rachel Fishman, Ewaoluwa Obatuase

My File: A Collaborative and Open-Source Approach to Transforming Public Service Delivery

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My File: A Collaborative and Open-Source Approach to Transforming Public Service Delivery

A new replicable system is informed by human-centered design and empowers users to securely store, share, and access their vital documents.

Feb 26, 2025

Allison Price, Ryan Ko

The Transition to Competitive Integrated Employment: Perspectives on Phasing Out the Subminimum Wage

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The Transition to Competitive Integrated Employment: Perspectives on Phasing Out the Subminimum Wage

How can we best support workers and their families in the transition away from subminimum wage?

Feb 25, 2025

Kimberly Knackstedt, Elena Silva

A Sustainable Path for AI Development to Empower Communities and Serve Public Interests

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A Sustainable Path for AI Development to Empower Communities and Serve Public Interests

Hortus AI calls for constituents to reassert and defend public values before they are automated away by ever larger models.

Feb 18, 2025

Thomas Krendl Gilbert, Nitin Verma, Marjorie Xie

Why Cash Matters: How a Guaranteed Basic Income Program Helped One Family Survive

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Why Cash Matters: How a Guaranteed Basic Income Program Helped One Family Survive

Guaranteed Basic Income programs support families that don’t qualify for traditional poverty-related benefits.

Feb 14, 2025

Jasmine Heyward, Brigid Schulte

Preserving Privacy: An Impact Framework for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

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Preserving Privacy: An Impact Framework for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

AI’s integration into open-source intelligence demands a privacy-preserving framework to safeguard user rights and enhance trust.

Jan 23, 2025

Francisca Afua Opoku-Boateng

Education, Community, and Housing Open Data Dashboard

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Education, Community, and Housing Open Data Dashboard

The ECHO Data Dashboard includes national data related to education, housing, and community demographics and welfare.

Jan 22, 2025

Jordan Abbott, Zahava Stadler

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

New America, Reimagined: Built for What’s Next

New America Announces Its New Mission and Vision, Reveals New Logo and Website

AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns

Testimony on “Preparing for the Future: America’s Community Colleges”

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

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The Rise of Neurotech and the Risks for Our Brain Data

How to Protect Government Data with Privacy-Enhancing Technology

How Funders Can Drive Democratic Innovation Through Citizens’ Assemblies

Cut Short: The Broken Promises of Cosmetology Education

My File: A Collaborative and Open-Source Approach to Transforming Public Service Delivery

The Transition to Competitive Integrated Employment: Perspectives on Phasing Out the Subminimum Wage

A Sustainable Path for AI Development to Empower Communities and Serve Public Interests

Why Cash Matters: How a Guaranteed Basic Income Program Helped One Family Survive

Preserving Privacy: An Impact Framework for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Education, Community, and Housing Open Data Dashboard