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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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For over 25 years, New America’s insights and policy solutions have helped usher in sweeping, long-term change. Discover how we have turned bold ideas into real-world impact.

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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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For more than 25 years, New America has supported hundreds of fellows as they pursue ambitious work. Through our flagship Fellows Program and specialized fellowships, we back ideas rooted in depth, rigor, and lasting relevance.

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The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.
Us@250 Fellowship

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Mar 23, 2026
Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Mar 26, 2026
Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Mar 31, 2026
The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

Apr 1 – 2, 2026
The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model
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The Algorithms Behind Digital Advertising

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The Algorithms Behind Digital Advertising

OTI’s new report explores how platforms use algorithmic tools to target and deliver ads.

Feb 19, 2020

Spandana Singh

Special Delivery

Ad targeting

Report / In Depth

Special Delivery

This report explores how platforms use artificial intelligence to target and deliver advertisements.

Feb 18, 2020

Spandana Singh

The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage

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Book / In Depth

The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage

Mara Hvistendahl shows how a Chinese scientist’s theft of U.S. seed‑corn secrets revealed the stakes of global espionage.

Feb 4, 2020

Mara Hvistendahl

Statement on Behalf of OTI to the D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Performance Oversight Hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department

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Testimony / In Short

Statement on Behalf of OTI to the D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Performance Oversight Hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department

Jan 16, 2020

Sharon Bradford Franklin

Ranking Digital Rights Releases its Winter 2020 Investor Update

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Ranking Digital Rights Releases its Winter 2020 Investor Update

Helps investors evaluate and compare tech & telecom companies on their respect for human rights.

Jan 14, 2020

Rebecca MacKinnon

Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk

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Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk

International coalition of 102 civil society organizations, tech companies, and experts call for stronger encryption

Dec 10, 2019

Holding tech titans accountable amidst global uncertainty

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Holding tech titans accountable amidst global uncertainty

Dec 5, 2019

Rebecca MacKinnon

Enforcing a Federal Privacy Law

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Enforcing a Federal Privacy Law

What options does Congress have for enforcing a new federal privacy law?

Nov 22, 2019

Becky Chao

Enforcing a New Privacy Law

Report / In Depth

Enforcing a New Privacy Law

In the ongoing debate about protecting individual privacy, Congress must also consider how a new federal privacy law should be enforced.

Nov 20, 2019

Eric Null, Becky Chao, Claire Park

DNS Over HTTPS: The Big Privacy Win Behind This Acronym Soup

Transatlantic Encryption

DNS Over HTTPS: The Big Privacy Win Behind This Acronym Soup

Ross Schulman explains the technology behind “DNS over HTTPS,” a privacy-protective way to connect to the internet.

Nov 18, 2019

Ross Schulman

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