New America

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An Analysis of DC Eviction Filings: June Through October 2025

Future of Land and Housing Brief
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Human Mobility in Post-Climate America

Future of Land and Housing Event
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Our Story

Find out more about our distinctive community of thinkers, writers, researchers, technologists, and community activists.

Jobs & Fellowships

Explore the jobs, fellowships, and internship opportunities at New America.

Podcasts

New America's slate of podcasts focuses on telling stories about realizing America's promise of equity and opportunity.
Highlights

Our Story

Find out more about our distinctive community of thinkers, writers, researchers, technologists, and community activists.

Jobs & Fellowships

Explore the jobs, fellowships, and internship opportunities at New America.

Podcasts

New America's slate of podcasts focuses on telling stories about realizing America's promise of equity and opportunity.

We are dedicated to renewing
the promise of America

Read about our mission.

Upcoming Events
Dec. 10th, 2025

From Classroom to Shop Floor: Advanced Manufacturing with Youth Apprenticeship

A conversation with JFF and Hillsborough Public Schools about youth apprenticeship in the advanced manufacturing sector.
Washington, DC
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Dec. 11th, 2025

Searching for Hopeful Climate Futures in the Present

Join Future Tense online to discuss a new book, Climate Imagination: Dispatches from Hopeful Futures.
Online Only
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Dec. 19th, 2025

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Where policy, equity, and
culture come together.

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Recent Publications
Dec. 10th, 2025

Media and Communications Considerations in Contemporary Hostage-Taking: An Exploratory Analysis

By: 
Sarah Moriarty
Future Security In The News Piece
Dec. 9th, 2025

Sinking Speedboats with a Supercarrier

New America's Peter W. Singer examines the lopsided costs of and looming choice to escalate or end Operation Southern Spear.
By: 
Peter Warren Singer
Future Security Article/Op-Ed
Dec. 9th, 2025

Trump's 'garbage' comment met with disappointment in Somalia

NPR cited New America's data on U.S. strikes in Somalia.
Future Security In The News Piece
Dec. 5th, 2025

Europe Hesitated on Ukraine. Trump and Putin Moved In.

Europe’s wavering on whether—and how—to deploy frozen Russian assets for war reparations left a perilous gap, argues Candace Rondeaux.
By: 
Candace Rondeaux
Future Frontlines Article/Op-Ed
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