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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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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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Apr 8, 2026
Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

Apr 9, 2026
The Great Game

The Great Game

Apr 15, 2026
Here Where We Live Is Our Country

Here Where We Live Is Our Country

Apr 21, 2026
The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here

The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here
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Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden

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Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden

Holy War, Inc. explains how Osama bin Laden built and led the global terrorist network Al-Qaeda.

Nov 7, 2001

Spectrum: Allocations, Auctions, Public Revenues

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Spectrum: Allocations, Auctions, Public Revenues

A breakdown of spectrum allocations, auctions, and public revenues.

Nov 1, 2001

Michael Calabrese

The Great Airwaves Robbery

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The Great Airwaves Robbery

Thanks to a misguided industrial policy, the most precious public asset of the information age is being held hostage.

Nov 1, 2001

Michael Calabrese

Why We Must Talk About the Information Commons

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Why We Must Talk About the Information Commons

Breaking down what the information commons is.

Nov 1, 2001

David Bollier

The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics

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The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics

Ted Halstead and Michael Lind explain why today’s ideologies and institutions are so ill-suited to the Information Age.

Oct 2, 2001

Michael Lind, Ted Halstead

Battle Over the Airwaves: Principles for Spectrum Policy Reform

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Battle Over the Airwaves: Principles for Spectrum Policy Reform

This paper provides four principles that should guide Congress and the FCC in reforming spectrum policy.

Sep 1, 2001

Michael Calabrese

Public Assets, Private Profits

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Public Assets, Private Profits

Mar 1, 2001

David Bollier

An American Story

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An American Story

A profoundly courageous and insightful memoir which documents the events that have shaped journalist Debra Dickerson’s conscience.

Sep 19, 2000

Debra J. Dickerson

The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War

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The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War

Robert Kaplan offers up scrupulous, far-ranging insights on the world to come.

Feb 22, 2000

Coercion: Why We Listen to What “They” Say

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Coercion: Why We Listen to What “They” Say

Douglas Rushkoff delivers a bracing account of media ecology today, consumerism in America, and why we buy what we buy.

Aug 30, 1999