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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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The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.
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Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model
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5 Myths About Blockchains

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5 Myths About Blockchains

This is 1. going to happen soon, 2. just a new hammer looking for a nail, 3. unsafe, 4. THE, 5. out of control.

Apr 14, 2017

Michael Graglia

Peering into the Future: How Dual-Frequency Satellite Receivers Will Democratize Land Surveying

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Peering into the Future: How Dual-Frequency Satellite Receivers Will Democratize Land Surveying

Delineating one person’s property from another’s is a serious technical challenge and a prerequisite for granting secure legal titles.

Mar 23, 2017

Michael Graglia, Christopher Mellon

Why Property Rights Matter

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - AUGUST 21 2015: A commuter train goes through a shanty town right next to the business district of Jakarta, where poverty contrasts with modern office in the background.

Why Property Rights Matter

Property rights – the clear articulation of who has what rights to which property – are indispensable for prosperous societies.

Mar 10, 2017

Michael Graglia, Patrick Kelley

Blockchain firms engaging with Property Registries

Early 20th Century Transfer Certificate

Blockchain firms engaging with Property Registries

Feb 16, 2017

Michael Graglia

Tbilisi agreement heralds significant expansion of blockchain to manage property registries

Blockchain for fixed property rights

Tbilisi agreement heralds significant expansion of blockchain to manage property registries

Feb 16, 2017

Michael Graglia

Seven Technologies Accelerating Property Rights Formalization

Aerial of Luau Angola

Seven Technologies Accelerating Property Rights Formalization

A working list of technologies, the ways they facilitate property rights formalization, and some examples of how they are being used.

Jan 24, 2017

Michael Graglia

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