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

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

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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

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

A Model for Associational Party Building

A Model for Associational Party Building
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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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Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life

Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life

Assembling in the Age of AI

Assembling in the Age of AI

Small Loans, Big Barriers

Small Loans, Big Barriers

Men and Care: Insights from the 2026 Survey and Real Stories from Caregiving Men

Men and Care: Insights from the 2026 Survey and Real Stories from Caregiving Men
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How to Read the 2026 Midterms: Five Numbers We’re Watching on Election Night

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How to Read the 2026 Midterms: Five Numbers We’re Watching on Election Night

Five experts from New America’s Political Reform program offer five indicators that could reveal where American politics goes next.

Oct 29, 2026

Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano, Mark Schmitt, Oscar Pocasangre, Theodore Johnson

As the 2026 Midterms Approach, the Congressional Gerontocracy Continues

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As the 2026 Midterms Approach, the Congressional Gerontocracy Continues

Oct 23, 2026

Oscar Pocasangre

The State of English Learner Reclassification Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

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The State of English Learner Reclassification Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Oct 19, 2026

Leslie Villegas

How to Get Universal Child Care: Toolkits for State Policy and Systems Change

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How to Get Universal Child Care: Toolkits for State Policy and Systems Change

Oct 8, 2026

Lisa Rab, Rebecca Gale, Jerusa Contee, Noah Futterman

Re-Scripting Early Care and Learning On Screen

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Re-Scripting Early Care and Learning On Screen

Oct 15, 2026

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

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

Jun 23, 2026

Brigid Schulte, Elliot Haspel

The Indispensable Spectrum: General Authorized Access to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service

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Report / In Depth

The Indispensable Spectrum: General Authorized Access to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service

Oct 15, 2026

Michael Calabrese

Working People Need Standing to Shape the AI Economy

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Working People Need Standing to Shape the AI Economy

Oct 13, 2026

Amanda Ballantyne

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The Education Department Gave Us the List of 2026 CCAMPIS Grantees

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The Education Department Gave Us the List of 2026 CCAMPIS Grantees

Sep 30, 2026

Stephanie Baker

It’s Worse Than You Think: How AI Is Undermining Democracy and National Security

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It’s Worse Than You Think: How AI Is Undermining Democracy and National Security

Sep 10, 2026

Daniel Kimmage, Darjan Vujica

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

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

May 27, 2026

Alyson Silkowski, Kelly Bidwell, Amira Choueiki Boland

The Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Bedouin Gun Runners

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The Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Bedouin Gun Runners

Sep 1, 2026

Terrorism in America After 9/11

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Terrorism in America After 9/11

Apr 21, 2025

Peter Bergen, David Sterman

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Men and Care: Insights from the 2026 Survey and Real Stories from Caregiving Men

Men and Care: Insights from the 2026 Survey and Real Stories from Caregiving Men

November 9, 2026

Brigid Schulte and Haley Swenson of New America’s Better Life Lab present insights from new nationally representative research on men and caregiving, followed by a conversation with caregiving men.

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