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Democracy Beyond COVID-19

Report / In Depth

Democracy Beyond COVID-19

Apr 27, 2020

Elena Souris, Mark Schmitt, Heather Hurlburt, Alexandra Stark, Hollie Russon Gilman, Maresa Strano, Lee Drutman

In the Wake of Its COVID-19 Failure, How Do We Restore Trust in Government?

In Short

In the Wake of Its COVID-19 Failure, How Do We Restore Trust in Government?

People lose trust in government when it fails. Government fails when people distrust it. Here’s how to break that cycle.

Apr 23, 2020

Mark Schmitt

Democracy Reform Issues in the 2020 Presidential Election

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Democracy Reform Issues in the 2020 Presidential Election

The Political Reform program at New America is tracking presidential candidates’ 2020 positions on major democracy reform issues.

Mar 4, 2020

Mark Schmitt, Maresa Strano

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

A New Politics Beyond 2020

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A New Politics Beyond 2020

Jul 2, 2019

Maresa Strano, Elena Souris, Mark Schmitt, Chayenne Polimédio, Heather Hurlburt, Hollie Russon Gilman, Lee Drutman

Expanding the Scope of Democratic Reform

In Short

Expanding the Scope of Democratic Reform

Instead of limiting their ambitions to elections and voting, democracy advocates should be unafraid of a deeper economic agenda.

Jun 27, 2019

Mark Schmitt

What We Should Take Away From the Midterms

In Short

What We Should Take Away From the Midterms

New America’s Political Reform team discusses the ways, big and small, that this week’s elections reflect important trends in U.S. politics.

Nov 8, 2018

Hollie Russon Gilman, Heather Hurlburt, Lee Drutman, Chayenne Polimédio, Maresa Strano, Elena Souris, Mark Schmitt

The Problem with the Politics of Resentment

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The Problem with the Politics of Resentment

Mark Schmitt presents a populism predicated not on heroes and villains, but people.

Oct 20, 2016

Mark Schmitt

Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

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Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

Work, once a matter of years of commitment to a single trade, career track, or employer, has undergone a radical transformation.

Apr 7, 2016

Mark Schmitt, Shayna Strom

Small-Donor Empowerment

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Small-Donor Empowerment

In the wake of the 2014 mid-term election that cost nearly $4 billion, and in which the tide of “dark money” from large, unidentified…

Apr 29, 2015

Mark Schmitt

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

From Life Itself

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Private 5G Networks at Risk

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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Democracy Beyond COVID-19

In the Wake of Its COVID-19 Failure, How Do We Restore Trust in Government?

Democracy Reform Issues in the 2020 Presidential Election

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

A New Politics Beyond 2020

Expanding the Scope of Democratic Reform

What We Should Take Away From the Midterms

The Problem with the Politics of Resentment

Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

Small-Donor Empowerment