Democracy

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

In this series, leading scholars of parties and politics update the long debate on how democratic do political parties have to be.

Dec 11, 2019

Lilliana Mason, Daniel Schlozman, Julie Wronski, Mark Schmitt, Lee Drutman, Didi Kuo, Sheri Berman, Lily Geismer, Sam Rosenfeld, John Kane, John V. Kane

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

Report / In Depth

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

This report tackles a critical set of questions for the long-term future of American democracy through an infrastructural approach.

Dec 5, 2019

K. Sabeel Rahman, Hollie Russon Gilman

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

Report / In Depth

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

The Trade 2020 rubric tracks the issues centered around trade and their interconnections among the presidential candidates.

Dec 3, 2019

Alexandra Stark, Heather Hurlburt

Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

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Report / In Depth

Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

Lee Drutman published a Democracy Fund Voter Study Group paper on issues dividing voters in 2019.

Aug 8, 2019

Lee Drutman

Punching Down

Report / In Depth

Punching Down

This report provides a landscape review of state preemption today and summarizes the tactics available to those striving to overcome it.

Jul 11, 2019

Maresa Strano, Lydia Bean

On the Money

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Report / In Depth

On the Money

Lee Drutman, Vanessa Williamson, and Felicia Wong report on voters’ economic and political beliefs.

Jun 11, 2019

Lee Drutman

Prospects for Climate Change Policy Reform

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Prospects for Climate Change Policy Reform

This report explores conservative climate movement and what kind of climate change messaging is effective for more conservative audiences.

Apr 23, 2019

Heather Hurlburt, Kahlil Byrd, Elena Souris

Most Ballot Measures Require a College Degree to Understand

In Short

Most Ballot Measures Require a College Degree to Understand

What might that have to do with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram presence?

Dec 6, 2018

Emma Pattison, Elena Souris

Where Residents, Politics, and Government Meet

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Where Residents, Politics, and Government Meet

How can cities improve local government and civic engagement at the same time? Two case studies in Philadelphia may have answers.

Nov 15, 2018

Elena Souris, Chayenne Polimédio, Hollie Russon Gilman

What We Should Take Away From the Midterms

In Short

What We Should Take Away From the Midterms

New America’s Political Reform team discusses the ways, big and small, that this week’s elections reflect important trends in U.S. politics.

Nov 8, 2018

Hollie Russon Gilman, Heather Hurlburt, Lee Drutman, Chayenne Polimédio, Maresa Strano, Elena Souris, Mark Schmitt

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Trending Topics

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

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

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

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

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Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

Punching Down

On the Money

Prospects for Climate Change Policy Reform

Most Ballot Measures Require a College Degree to Understand

Where Residents, Politics, and Government Meet

What We Should Take Away From the Midterms