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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
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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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May 4, 2026
From Life Itself

From Life Itself

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Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

May 6, 2026
Private 5G Networks at Risk

Private 5G Networks at Risk

May 13, 2026
Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge
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Vann R. Newkirk II on Katrina’s America

Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Vann R. Newkirk II on Katrina’s America

New America (ASU Future Security) Senior Fellow Vann R. Newkirk II reflects on Hurricane Katrina.

Jul 3, 2025

Vann R. Newkirk II

Climate Justice and Local Storytelling: Lessons from the Road

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Climate Justice and Local Storytelling: Lessons from the Road

Ann Florini and Vann Newkirk illustrate the importance of storytelling for climate justice.

Jan 17, 2024

Ann Florini, Vann R. Newkirk II

Fighting Climate Change by Rebuilding Democracy

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Fighting Climate Change by Rebuilding Democracy

Ann Florini, Vann Newkirk, and Merle Weidt wrote about how government funding and citizen engagement work together to fight climate change.

Jan 17, 2024

Ann Florini, Vann R. Newkirk II, Merle Weidt

Floodlines

Podcast / In Depth

Floodlines

For The Atlantic, host Vann R. Newkirk II investigates how disaster, race and power collided in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures.

Mar 12, 2020

Vann R. Newkirk II

The Great Land Robbery

Tractor

The Great Land Robbery

Sep 29, 2019

The Atlantic