Democracy

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

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

Report / In Depth

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

Report / In Depth

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

Spoiler Alert: Why Americans’ Desires for a Third Party Are Unlikely to Come True

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Report / In Depth

Spoiler Alert: Why Americans’ Desires for a Third Party Are Unlikely to Come True

Lee Drutman, William A. Galston, Tod Lindberg published a report on Americans’ attitudes and expectations about third parties..

Sep 13, 2018

Lee Drutman

Can Brazil Get Its ‘Beautiful Game’ and Political Groove Back?

In Short

Can Brazil Get Its ‘Beautiful Game’ and Political Groove Back?

Both on the pitch and in politics, Brazilians are less willing to sit back, relax, and watch Neymar work his magic.

Jun 28, 2018

Chayenne Polimédio

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Trending Topics

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

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

Demystifying Disability in a Changing World

Rebuilding American Democracy Through Public Participation

Ten Lives

Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

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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

Spoiler Alert: Why Americans’ Desires for a Third Party Are Unlikely to Come True

Can Brazil Get Its ‘Beautiful Game’ and Political Groove Back?