2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book Finds Stagnating Poverty and Racial Inequity
Key trends in 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book include gains in health insurance but stagnating poverty and racial inequity.
Brexit Tells East: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged
Zuzana Boehmová is taking the Brexit personally—because it was in part about keeping her out.
Do D’s and R’s Matter More than X’s and Y’s?
A popular narrative says gender plays a starring role in candidates’ success. A new study suggests otherwise. Chayenne Polimédio explores.
Gross National Happiness
The American Dream is in big trouble, and the Nordic countries are our best chance at getting it back.
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Hacking America
Join New America’s Open Technology Institute for a discussion about proposed changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
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Improving the State of Our Welfare State
Reid Cramer looks at how the social safety net was knit—and how it might still be strengthened.
In Government We Trust?
Karen Greenberg’s new book explores the making of the security state and what it means for the state of our security.
More Than Disease from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone didn’t wane with Ebola, writes Mariatu Santiago. So why have we stopped reading about it?