The Housing Crisis on the Ground: When a Journalist Refuses to Look Away
The Godfrey family has moved more than two dozen times, cycling through hotels, rooming houses, and even their car as rent and unstable work put a stable home out of reach. Watch the video to see what their story reveals about the hidden toll of housing instability on children.
Student and Faculty Stances on AI’s Role in Higher Ed
Our June’s Public Insight newsletter discusses latest data on how students and faculty view AI’s role in higher education.
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