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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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The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.
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Apr 1, 2026
Evictions in the District of Columbia: June 2025 – February 2026

Evictions in the District of Columbia: June 2025 – February 2026

Apr 1 – 2, 2026
The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

Apr 8, 2026
Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

Apr 9, 2026
The Great Game

The Great Game
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Dec 1, 2009

Shadow Elite

On December 1st, the New America Foundation hosted a lecture delivered by Janine Wedel about her new book, Shadow El

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Shadow Elite: How the World’s New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government, and the Free Market

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Shadow Elite: How the World’s New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government, and the Free Market

Wedel charts how the “shadow elite” challenge both governments’ rules of accountability and business codes of competition.

Dec 1, 2009

Janine R. Wedel

Check Out Our New Look

In Short

Check Out Our New Look

Nov 30, 2009

Emilie Deans

The Outcry Over Preschool Test-Prep and ‘Gifted’ Kindergartens

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The Outcry Over Preschool Test-Prep and ‘Gifted’ Kindergartens

Nov 30, 2009

Lisa Guernsey

Why Ask Why? New Research Looks at Children’s Questions

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Why Ask Why? New Research Looks at Children’s Questions

Nov 30, 2009

Maggie Severns

A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned

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A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned

Nov 24, 2009

Rourke O’Brien, Daniel Cooper, Maria Luengo-Prado, Reid Cramer

Growing Pains

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Growing Pains

Nov 24, 2009

What Would A Responsible Homeownership Policy Look Like?

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What Would A Responsible Homeownership Policy Look Like?

Nov 24, 2009

Reid Cramer

Happy Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 2009

Revitalizing the Public Airwaves

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Revitalizing the Public Airwaves

The best available data suggests that the majority of federal spectrum capacity is left unused.

Nov 23, 2009

Victor Pickard, Sascha Meinrath

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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

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Evictions in the District of Columbia: June 2025 – February 2026

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

The Great Game

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Shadow Elite

Shadow Elite: How the World’s New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government, and the Free Market

Check Out Our New Look

The Outcry Over Preschool Test-Prep and ‘Gifted’ Kindergartens

Why Ask Why? New Research Looks at Children’s Questions

A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned

Growing Pains

What Would A Responsible Homeownership Policy Look Like?

Happy Thanksgiving

Revitalizing the Public Airwaves