Two Homeland Attacks Rattle Americans Amid War with Iran
Peter Bergen discusses recent attacks in the U.S. and the war in Iran with CNN.
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2017: A Close Reading
This edition of the Weekly highlights material New America staffers have read in 2017 to help them fill up the tank as they head into 2018.
Embrace Fear—or at Least a Better Understanding of It
If you gain a better understanding of what’s making you scared, in 2018, you’ll start to party like it was 1999.
Finding Inspiration in the Messy Muck of Protest
A book about the female codebreakers of World War II shows the radical resilience of women pushing back against a sexist society.
How Ta-Nehisi Coates Burrows into Our Collective Imagination
New writing from Coates surfaces conversations around race that America has long avoided.
Ignoring Widespread and Bipartisan Opposition, FCC Votes to Kill Net Neutrality Rules
The FCC voted 3-2 to gut its 2015 net neutrality rules that protect Americans from anti-competitive & anti-consumer ISP practices.
Inside China’s Vast New Experiment in Social Ranking
Mara Hvistendahl wrote the cover story for WIRED’s January 2018. She quoted Rogier Creemers of New America’s Cybersecurity team.
Journalism, Still Our Best Public Watchdog
Journalism is often excoriated for producing more noise than signal, but the sexual harassment investigations show the impact it can have.
Searching for the Spirit of Democracy
Alexis de Tocqueville’s seminal political critique bears directly on the crisis of American democracy almost two centuries later.
The Battle For Solar: An Increasing Trend of Acrimonious Disputes Over Net Metering
The nationwide conflict between utilities and the solar industry seemingly reached its breaking point in the sunny state of Nevada.
The Elusive Allure of Joy
At a time when the world seems to give us little to be merry about, The Book of Joy offers a blueprint for finding—and holding onto—joy.