Eight Reasons to Champion Proportional Representation for the U.S.
A summary of eight improvements that proportional representation would bring to American politics.
Get the Hell Out of DOGE: Elon Musk’s Team Infiltrates Education Department Data
DOGE working with protected data across the federal government has almost certainly flouted privacy laws.
Tim Hwang
Senior Resident Fellow, Technology & Democracy, New America
Michael Calabrese
Director, Wireless Future, New America; Senior Advisor, Technology & Democracy, New America
‘We Are in Disbelief’: Africa Reels as U.S. Aid Agency Is Dismantled
Ken Opalo was quoted in covering the crumbling of health services in places like Kenya in response to USAID closures.
Adam Baron
Fellow, Future Security Program
Older Student Loan Borrowers Are Parents and Caretakers
New survey data suggests that the burden of senior’s student loan debt stretches across generations.
Work Continues to Include Family Child Care Providers in Public Pre-K Systems
A new national initiative aims to help family child care providers in four states integrate into publicly funded pre-K programs
Building Our Digital Future in 2025 and Beyond
At New America, our Technology and Democracy programs are committed to shaping a digital ecosystem that is safer, open, and inclusive.
DeepSeek’s Disruption: Digital “Sovereignty” Meets Reality at the Paris AI Summit
Candace Rondeaux and Akash Kapur consider what China’s DeepSeek could mean for AI global governance.