Making the Case for Youth Apprenticeship: The Appeal to Gen Z
Maegan Godoy discusses four key themes about what Gen Z wants and needs to know about youth apprenticeship.
The AI College: How One For-Profit School Substituted Instructors with a Chatbot
An inside look at AI-powered Maestro University exposes a pattern of policy failures, potential legal violations, and widespread frustration among students—acting as a warning sign for higher education.
Nothing About Us Without Us Can Actually Raise Us
The key question is whether we learn from deindustrialization and treat this moment as a chance to reimagine the economy: to build, and in some cases rebuild, institutions that center working people and communities, can respond at scale to AI disruption, and actually rebuild economic stability for working people. Retraining and safety‑net programs alone won’t get us there.
Shaping AI from the Middle
Caught between the U.S. and China, middle powers and small states have a third option: each other
What is the Chinese Military Thinking About the Iran War?
New America Strategist Peter W. Singer imagines what a Chinese military analyst might write about the Iran war.
Six Student Loan Changes You Didn’t Know Were Coming
Big changes are coming to the federal student loan system—both on the lending side and on the repayment side—starting on July 1.
Natalie Grace Brigham
Google Policy Fellow, Open Technology Institute
Major Student Loan Changes Are Coming in July. Here’s What Borrowers Need to Know
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is bringing drastic changes to student loans. Here’s what to expect.
On the Verge of Housing Abundance
The housing supply crisis has no silver bullet. Discover how investment across land, design, construction, and more can unlock affordable housing at scale.
The Shangri-La Series: AI for Middle Powers
For too long, AI governance has been driven by a few. The global majority has been primarily on the margins. New America is creating spaces to change that.