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What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

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A Model for Associational Party Building
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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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Power at the Polls: Confronting Barriers to Accessible Democracy

Power at the Polls: Confronting Barriers to Accessible Democracy

Policy Advocacy for Nonprofit Leaders in Chicago

Policy Advocacy for Nonprofit Leaders in Chicago

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Sixty Years of the Higher Education Act

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New America and The Intercept Announce “No Way Home” Podcast

New America and The Intercept Announce “No Way Home” Podcast

Sep 15, 2022

Gray Cash: How the U.S. and the Taliban Have Tried and Failed to Fix Afghanistan’s Informal Banking System

Gray Cash: How the U.S. and the Taliban Have Tried and Failed to Fix Afghanistan’s Informal Banking System

Sep 14, 2022

Qayoom Suroush

New America Announces Seven Inaugural Scholars of the Afghanistan Observatory Initiative

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New America Announces Seven Inaugural Scholars of the Afghanistan Observatory Initiative

Mar 21, 2022

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Peter Bergen

Vice President, Global Studies & Fellows, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University; Author, All the Presidents’ Wars