Prerequisites for Incorporating Blockchain into a Registry
Growing interest in using the blockchain to secure a land registry merits a deeper discussion of the concept.
We’re Still the Overlords
With Recent Actions, Verizon Seems to Flout Net Neutrality Rules
Americans should know how often ISPs throttle internet users’ connections to certain websites & how the FCC responds to these allegations.
Treasury Department’s Decision to Close Down the myRA Program
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced it is phasing out the myRA program and will not be accepting new enrollments.
Breaking the Chokehold: A Radical Approach to Disrupting the Policing System
Join New America and renegade prosecutor Paul Butler for a conversation about race and the criminal justice system.
In-Person
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Measuring What Matters
To obtain a measure that tracks societal welfare better than the GDP, we need to value the unpaid care work that powers the paid economy.
New Study on Staffing in Early Grade Classrooms
Reassigning less effective teachers to untested K-2 grades leads to lower student achievement
OTI Supports Introduction of the ECPA Modernization Act of 2017
OTI supports the ECPA Modernization Act of 2017, introduced today by Sens. Lee and Leahy.
Radically Reconceptualizing Care Work
Will economic trends force us to recognize the value of unpaid care work?
The Care Economy in 2030
Looking ahead, it will be crucial to recognize all types of work so that all people can live their best day.
The Future of Elder Care
The need for this work will escalate exponentially, with the number of senior citizens expected to double by 2050. How can we prepare?
The Last Human Job?
If care work is the last realm where humans have an advantage over machines, will that change the way we value it as a society?
The Persistence of Our Gendered Care Deficit
Gender bias is at the heart of the invisibility of unpaid care work and the barriers to women's full economic empowerment.
