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At New America, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive.
Education & Work

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Democratic Futures

Global Security

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Technology & Democracy

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

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

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

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

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
Impact [3]

For over 25 years, New America’s insights and policy solutions have helped usher in sweeping, long-term change. Discover how we have turned bold ideas into real-world impact.

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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

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

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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For more than 25 years, New America has supported hundreds of fellows as they pursue ambitious work. Through our flagship Fellows Program and specialized fellowships, we back ideas rooted in depth, rigor, and lasting relevance.

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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.
Us@250 Fellowship

Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellowship

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New America hosts various in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Join the conversation.

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Mar 23, 2026
Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Mar 26, 2026
Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Mar 31, 2026
The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

Apr 1 – 2, 2026
The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model
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Shots Fired at U.S. Consulate in Canada; Interview With Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); New York Terror Investigation

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 10: New York Police Department Counterterrorism officers respond to a suspicious package report in Carl Schurz Park, which borders Gracie Mansion, on March 10, 2026 in New York City. Two suspects, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi of Pennsylvania, were arrested on March 7 for throwing hand-made explosive devices that did not explode during a right-wing, anti-Islamic protest outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

Shots Fired at U.S. Consulate in Canada; Interview With Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); New York Terror Investigation

Peter Bergen discusses a terror investigation in New York and the sit.uation in Iran with CNN.

Mar 12, 2026

CNN

From Bletchley to Bharat: Can Middle Powers Chart a Third Way in AI?

New America partnered with Artha Global on an AI Impact Summit event examining the challenges and opportunities for middle powers as they build their AI stacks. From left: Kate Kallot, Founder and CEO, Amini; Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Co-Founder, DeepTech for Bharat Foundation; Pablo Chavez, Center for a New American Security; Akash Kapur, Senior Fellow, Technology & Democracy, New America; and Natalie Black, Group Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity, Ofcom

In Short

From Bletchley to Bharat: Can Middle Powers Chart a Third Way in AI?

Mar 11, 2026

Gordon LaForge

How We Can Build More: Piloting a New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing

Aerial view of dense single-family houses in Oakland, California.

In Short

How We Can Build More: Piloting a New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing

Mar 11, 2026

Aaron Tiedemann

The Quantum Curtain

EHNINGEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 01: A model of IBM Quantum shows the three chandeliers that would be a part of the System Two installation, the System One comprises of one such chandelier, seen during the inauguration of Europe's first IBM Quantum Data Center on October 01, 2024 in Ehningen, Germany. The center will provide cloud-based quantum computing for companies, research institutions and government agencies. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)

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The Quantum Curtain

Mar 11, 2026

Defense One/Fictional Intelligence

The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

A pond surrounded by lush green trees under a clear blue sky.

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The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

Mar 11, 2026

Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, Shaila Agha

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Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

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Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

Jan 2, 2020

Lee Drutman

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

Report / In Depth

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

In this series, leading scholars of parties and politics update the long debate on how democratic do political parties have to be.

Dec 11, 2019

Lilliana Mason, Daniel Schlozman, Julie Wronski, Mark Schmitt, Lee Drutman, Didi Kuo, Sheri Berman, Lily Geismer, Sam Rosenfeld, John Kane, John V. Kane

Building U.S. Resilience to Political Violence: A Globally Informed Framework for Analysis and Action

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Building U.S. Resilience to Political Violence: A Globally Informed Framework for Analysis and Action

This paper reviews insights and lessons to identify/discuss areas most likely to bolster U.S. resilience in the face of political violence.

Dec 10, 2019

Dr. Nichole Argo Ben Itzhak, Rachel Brown, Heather Hurlburt, Laura Livingston, Samantha Owens

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

Report / In Depth

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

This report tackles a critical set of questions for the long-term future of American democracy through an infrastructural approach.

Dec 5, 2019

K. Sabeel Rahman, Hollie Russon Gilman

What Do Puppy Mills, 5G, and Paid Sick Leave Have in Common?

In Short

What Do Puppy Mills, 5G, and Paid Sick Leave Have in Common?

State interference in local governance, observes Political Reform’s Maresa Strano, is suddenly popular with a party that used to decry it.

Dec 5, 2019

Maresa Strano

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

Report / In Depth

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

The Trade 2020 rubric tracks the issues centered around trade and their interconnections among the presidential candidates.

Dec 3, 2019

Alexandra Stark, Heather Hurlburt

What Can We Learn from the Grand Débat’s Grand Ambition?

In Short

What Can We Learn from the Grand Débat’s Grand Ambition?

One year after the first Yellow Vest protest, Elena Souris explores Macron’s unique response to the mass unrest—and its lessons for America.

Nov 14, 2019

Elena Souris

The (Eastern) German

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The (Eastern) German

Elena Souris unravels Angela Merkel’s eastern German roots—and how they’ve influenced her thirty-year political career.

Nov 7, 2019

Elena Souris

The Emerging Millennial Wealth Gap

Report / In Depth

The Emerging Millennial Wealth Gap

A collection of essays documenting the financial challenges Millennials face.

Oct 29, 2019

Yiling Zhang, Reid Cramer, Wesley Whistle, Trina Shanks, Fenaba R. Addo, Colleen Campbell, Jung Choi, Brent J. Cohen, Cathy Cohen, William R. Emmons, Matthew Fowler, Thea Garon, Charlotte Hancock, Liz Hipple, Julie Hodgson, Anna H. Kent, Signe-Mary McKernan, Vladimir Enrique Medenica, Genevieve Melford, Ben Miller, Ida Rademacher, Caroline Ratcliffe, Lowell R. Ricketts

The Millennial Money Myth

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The Millennial Money Myth

Reid Cramer explores the emerging Millennial wealth gap—and what we can do to bridge the divide.

Oct 24, 2019

Reid Cramer

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

Shots Fired at U.S. Consulate in Canada; Interview With Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); New York Terror Investigation

From Bletchley to Bharat: Can Middle Powers Chart a Third Way in AI?

How We Can Build More: Piloting a New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing

The Quantum Curtain

The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

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Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

Building U.S. Resilience to Political Violence: A Globally Informed Framework for Analysis and Action

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

What Do Puppy Mills, 5G, and Paid Sick Leave Have in Common?

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

What Can We Learn from the Grand Débat’s Grand Ambition?

The (Eastern) German

The Emerging Millennial Wealth Gap

The Millennial Money Myth