The Ticking Tax Bomb Inside Obama’s Favorite Loan Repayment Program
Income-based student loan repayment probably shouldn’t include a burdensome tax. But it does. Alexander Holt writes on why—and why neither p
Why Are Borrowers Taxed On Forgiven Student Loans?
Those enrolling in IBR, PAYE, and REPAYE, will be taxed on their forgiven loans. Congress could fix it, but probably won't.
Why Flint Was Avoidable
Pamela Puchalski explains the mistakes that led 100,000 people to drink toxic tap water—and how we can ensure we don’t make them again.
Broad Influence
Jay Newton-Small hosts a discussion on women in security roles, and how they tackle domestic and foreign threats.
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New America
740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
How Human Do We Want Our Robots to Be?
As machines become more integrated into our lives, how will we feel about them? And how will they feel about us?
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New America
740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
OTI Joins Coalition Calling for Greater Protection of Online Privacy for Broadband Consumers
WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Open Technology Institute at New America (OTI) joined 59 organizations in a letter to the Federal Communications
TechCongress Announces First Class of Congressional Innovation Fellows
TechCongress, a fellowship program incubated by New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) that is bringing technologists to Congress, is
These Aren’t the Reforms You’re Looking For
Last year's collapse of the Corinthian Colleges made widely known to many: reform in higher education is necessary.
Margins to Mainstream
Join us to discuss left-right cooperation in the form of resistance to Common Core, as well as the evidence of its failures and limits.
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New America
740 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
The Mind of Mark DeFriest
His surreal odyssey from jails to mental hospitals to America’s toughest maximum security prisons has uncovered a lingering question.
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Civic Hall
156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010
Equitable Funding: Which States are Leading the Way?
It's not all about money, but money does matter.
When It Comes to Infant Language Development, Not All Toys Are Created Equal
Can something as simple as the type of toy an infant plays with affect language development? The answer appears to be yes.
Democracy and Its (Very Many) Critics
Hollie Russon-Gilman argues that the narrative of our broken democracy doesn’t tell the story of the citizens who are trying to fix it.
Double Take: In Debates We Trust?
Two views on whether the sheer number of Republican primary debates is helping or hurting the Grand Old Party.
Hack the Toaster, Cyber National Guard & Why L0pht Didn’t Shutter the Internet
Why the L0pht hacking collective didn't want to shut down the Internet, and emerging unconventional cyberthreats.