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At New America, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive.
Education & Work

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Democratic Futures

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Technology & Democracy

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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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For more than 25 years, New America has supported hundreds of fellows as they pursue ambitious work. Through our flagship Fellows Program and specialized fellowships, we back ideas rooted in depth, rigor, and lasting relevance.

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New America Fellows

The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.
Us@250 Fellowship

Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellowship

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Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model
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Zeke Faux

National Fellow, 2023

Zeke Faux, National Fellow, is a senior reporter for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek, where he has spent a decade profiling and exposing the hustlers, scammers, and hedge fund managers who populate the shady side of Wall Street. He has won the Gerald Loeb award for explanatory business journalism and the American Bar Associationʼs Silver Gavel award, among others, for his reporting on predatory lending. He was also a finalist for a National Magazine Award. Faux is working on a book about the murky financial machinery behind the global cryptocurrency mania and the larger-than-life personalities who are upending the world of money for Crown Publishing.

Selected Work

Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?: A story for Bloomberg Businessweek about the wild search for the U.S. dollars supposedly backing the stablecoin at the center of the global cryptocurrency trade.
A 30-Year-Old Crypto Billionaire Wants to Give His Fortune Away : A profile of cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried for Bloomberg Businessweek, exploring whether someone aiming to do good in the world should first try to get rich.
Did Razzlekhan and Dutch Pull Off History’s Biggest Crypto Heist?: A story for Bloomberg Businessweek about the largest theft of cryptocurrency ever, the strange couple allegedly involved, and what the theft says about the safety and anonymity of cryptocurrencies.