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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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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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Assembling in the Age of AI

Assembling in the Age of AI

November 4, 2026
Small Loans, Big Barriers

Small Loans, Big Barriers

November 9, 2026
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 10, 2026
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Better Life Lab Experiments

A project of Better Life Lab

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Better Life Lab Experiments (BLLx) is a project that aims to empower families to share household and care work more fairly and sustainably at home, and to reduce their stress and overwhelm. We develop research, stories, and educational materials; build awareness; and test innovative strategies for sharing and reducing the load.

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Why Marriage Isn’t Dying—It’s Getting Harder to Do Right

Why Marriage Isn’t Dying—It’s Getting Harder to Do Right

Marriage isn't disappearing—it's getting harder. Historian Stephanie Coontz joins New America's Better Life Lab to explore why fairness and gender equality, not just commitment, define the future of m…

Jul 17, 2026

Jordan Carlos on Choreplay: Saving Your Marriage Through the Division of Labor

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Jordan Carlos on Choreplay: Saving Your Marriage Through the Division of Labor

May 20, 2026

A Roadmap to Beating the Mental Load

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A Roadmap to Beating the Mental Load

Apr 29, 2026

Haley Swenson, Leah Ruppanner

In “Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs,” Health and Happiness Mean Energy, Not Time Management

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In “Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs,” Health and Happiness Mean Energy, Not Time Management

Sep 15, 2025

Experiment No. 39: Shared Batch Cooking

Experiment No. 39: Shared Batch Cooking

May 27, 2025

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Brigid Schulte

Brigid Schulte

Director, Better Life Lab

Haley Swenson

Haley Swenson

Senior Writer and Researcher, Better Life Lab