7 articles you need to read about ISIS
Here are 7 things that you need to read about the Islamic State, curated with the best content from New America.
How Advocates and Politicians Abuse Fair-Value Accounting
The CBO endorsed fair-value accounting as the most comprehensive measure of costs for government programs for years and does to this day.
Jumping Off the Merit Aid Merry-Go-Round
Some private colleges have jumped off the merit aid merry-go-round and redirected their resources to need-based aid.
The Rise of Lashkar-e-Taiba
Although they are some of the world’s foremost terrorist groups, not much is widely known about Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
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Unfinished Business in the U.S. Senate
The Senate left a pile of unfinished business when it adjourned last week onto the campaign trail.
Budgets, Children, and Political Priorities
How can we free up the federal budget so that there's flexibility for more spending on children?'
Digital Borders and Technological Sovereignty
Snowden’s 2013 revelations about government spying has set off a chain reaction of debates and policy changes.
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Economics: A User’s Guide
In his latest book, Economics: The User’s Guide, Ha-Joon Chang uses his trademark wit to explain the economics.
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Lawmakers Approve Short-Term Budget, Avoid Federal Shutdown
Lawmakers voted to approve a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 11.
Fleeing War and Finding Family
We preview a new book by Sarah Wildman on family identity, myth, and memory.
Playing the Merit Aid Game at Public Universities
Few private nonprofit colleges use their financial aid resources to make college more accessible and affordable for the neediest students.
Protecting What’s Best About the Internet
The Chinese American Dream
American-born Chinese, this age of widening inequality and demographic flux begs the timeless question, “Who is us?”
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The Weekly Wonk: A Different Kind of War Story
Why do veterans miss war? That's the question that has animated the latest work of Sebastian Junger.
A Passion to Highlight Which Colleges Do Well by Low-Income Students
Read the Chronicle of Higher Education's Q&A with "Undermining Pell" author Stephen Burd.