Economic Security

Improving Unemployment Insurance by Example

Improving Unemployment Insurance by Example

A case study on how New Practice Lab and Bloom Works created a playbook for improving state unemployment insurance systems

Apr 4, 2022

One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

Ill-Gotten Gains_ Legislative Briefing Slides

In Short

One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

One year after the Illinois’ Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA), we share with you a virtual legislative briefing with the experts.

Mar 23, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Jason Stewart

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Report / In Depth

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Report about the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and Latinx Chicago communities and ideas for equitable recovery policy.

Mar 21, 2022

Dominica McBride, PhD, Gabriela Garcia, PhD, Lisa Sargent, Scott Christian, PhD

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Report / In Depth

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Predatory lenders have stripped billions of dollars from communities of color, but policymakers can do more to support wealth-building.

Mar 7, 2022

Spencer Cowan, Meegan Dugan Adell, Kathie Kane-Willis, Hala Kourtu, Vanessa Rangel

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

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Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

Feb 24, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Brent Adams, Jason Stewart, Samantha Webster, Shannon Lynch

Introducing FEAT, the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool

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Introducing FEAT, the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool

Learn more about our release of an eviction and foreclosure data analysis tool for cities and counties.

Feb 10, 2022

Sabiha Zainulbhai, Mallory Sheff

Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

In Short

Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

Feb 4, 2022

Meegan Dugan Adell, Kaity Hsieh

Informal Evictions: Measuring Displacement Outside the Courtroom

Report / In Depth

Informal Evictions: Measuring Displacement Outside the Courtroom

This brief discusses informal evictions and their measurement challenges, including where to start.

Jan 20, 2022

Sabiha Zainulbhai, Nora Daly

#WheresMyCheck?: The Enhanced Child Tax Credit Has Ended, and Congress Must Act

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#WheresMyCheck?: The Enhanced Child Tax Credit Has Ended, and Congress Must Act

Jan 14, 2022

Caitlin C. Schnur

What’s Love Got to do With It?

In Short

What’s Love Got to do With It?

Guest bloggers Gregory Myers and Jolyne Sanjak reflect on a landmark international land rights agreement a decade after its adoption.

Jan 12, 2022

Gregory Myers, Jolyne Sanjak

Welcome to New America, redesigned for what’s next.

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

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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Improving Unemployment Insurance by Example

One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

Introducing FEAT, the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool

Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

Informal Evictions: Measuring Displacement Outside the Courtroom

#WheresMyCheck?: The Enhanced Child Tax Credit Has Ended, and Congress Must Act

What’s Love Got to do With It?