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The Government has a Rare Chance to Modernize its Outdated Tech Systems. They Can’t Afford to Waste it.

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The Government has a Rare Chance to Modernize its Outdated Tech Systems. They Can’t Afford to Waste it.

Why are government websites so bad? The problem is often by design.

May 4, 2021

Hana Schank

Communicating with Immigrant and Non-English Speakers about the COVID-19 Vaccine

Report / In Depth

Communicating with Immigrant and Non-English Speakers about the COVID-19 Vaccine

This guide outlines recommendations & reusable tools to get accurate COVID-19 vaccine information to immigrant communities at scale.

Apr 22, 2021

Xena Ni, Valentina Pereda, Gabriela Perez, Allison Press, Sydette Harry

Cleaning Up “America’s Dirty Secret,” Wastewater: Q&A with Catherine Coleman Flowers

In Short

Cleaning Up “America’s Dirty Secret,” Wastewater: Q&A with Catherine Coleman Flowers

The 2020 MacArthur Genius grant recipient on her work, wastewater, and how PIT could help.

Apr 13, 2021

Karen Bannan

Grantee Spotlight: UC Berkeley Prepares Students to Research Algorithmic Fairness

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Grantee Spotlight: UC Berkeley Prepares Students to Research Algorithmic Fairness

2020 grantees at UC Berkeley are partnering to engage students and prepare them for careers researcing AI and machine learning.

Apr 13, 2021

Austin Adams

Member Spotlight: University of Illinois Chicago

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Member Spotlight: University of Illinois Chicago

PIT practitioners at our new member UIC discuss the school’s commitment to PIT and where it’s going next.

Apr 13, 2021

Karen Bannan

Building a Community of PIT Student Leaders: Q&A with Stanford’s Constanza Hasselmann and Nik Marda

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Building a Community of PIT Student Leaders: Q&A with Stanford’s Constanza Hasselmann and Nik Marda

The Stanford PIT Lab co-presidents discuss building the field and their upcoming conference for PIT student leaders.

Apr 12, 2021

Austin Adams

Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

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Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

What we learned from New Jersey about improving access to paid family and medical leave benefits.

Mar 31, 2021

Gabriel Zucker

Reaching all individuals and families with Paid Family and Medical Leave

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Reaching all individuals and families with Paid Family and Medical Leave

Mar 31, 2021

Gabriel Zucker, Tara Dawson McGuinness

Want to design policies that really work? Test them on the users who need them first

In Short

Want to design policies that really work? Test them on the users who need them first

Mar 31, 2021

Brigid Schulte

The IRS as a Benefits Administrator

Report / In Depth

The IRS as a Benefits Administrator

The authors present a comprehensive agenda to increase the efficiency of the IRS as the nation’s single most critical benefits administrator

Mar 24, 2021

Gabriel Zucker, Cassandra Robertson, Nina Olson

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

The Third Gulf War Is Bringing the AI Cloud Back Down to Earth

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”

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The Government has a Rare Chance to Modernize its Outdated Tech Systems. They Can’t Afford to Waste it.

Communicating with Immigrant and Non-English Speakers about the COVID-19 Vaccine

Cleaning Up “America’s Dirty Secret,” Wastewater: Q&A with Catherine Coleman Flowers

Grantee Spotlight: UC Berkeley Prepares Students to Research Algorithmic Fairness

Member Spotlight: University of Illinois Chicago

Building a Community of PIT Student Leaders: Q&A with Stanford’s Constanza Hasselmann and Nik Marda

Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

Reaching all individuals and families with Paid Family and Medical Leave

Want to design policies that really work? Test them on the users who need them first

The IRS as a Benefits Administrator