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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
China’s Aggressive Surveillance Technology Will Spread Beyond Its Borders
It’s time to grapple with the privacy-invading power of algorithmic authoritarianism.
How Cities Across the Globe Are Taking Innovation into Their Own Hands
As America turns inward, a recent CityLab conference reveals how cities are looking to take up the mantle of global creator and innovator.
Civic Engagement Capsule Series: Introduction
Hollie Russon-Gilman wrote an introduction for the civic engagement blog.
Innovation Can Fuel Inequality. But Can It Also Solve It?
New York City shows that, by tethering investment and innovation, cities can disperse opportunity and bring marginalized voices into policy.
The Time for Engaging Citizens in Democracy Is Now
Participatory budgeting represents an authentic way of making a government literally of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Including Rural Communities at the Policy-Making Table
What might it look like for people in rural communities to have their views reflected in the policy landscape?
Factoring Schools into the Calculus of City Budgeting
There’s an unlikely source of input into Austin’s public budget—the city’s public school students.
Commit to Local Action
This year, let’s resolve to rebuild our civic muscles by getting involved at the local level.