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Through our flagship Fellows Program and specialized fellowships, we back ideas rooted in depth, rigor, and lasting relevance.</p> </div> <ul class="-ls:1 -t:13 -as:2"> </ul> <p class="subnav1-action"><a href="/fellows/" class="button1 -ghost -small"><span>See All Fellowships</span></a></p> </div> <div class="subnav1-main"> <article class="card7 -v4 -noline" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/fellowships/new-america-fellows/" class="overlink1 card7-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible></span></a> <figure class="img1 card7-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 840; --ratio-huge: 0.66666666666667;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-500x333.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-500x333.jpg" style="" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu-1500x998.jpg 1500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fellows-menu.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card7-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="insert1 card7-main"> <h4 class="card7-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">New America Fellows</span></h4> <div class="card7-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.</span></p> </div> </div> </article><!-- /card7 --> </div> <div class="subnav1-links -t:11"> <ul class="-ls:1 -as:3"> <li><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/fellowships/us250-fellowship/">Us@250 Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/fellowships/learning-sciences-exchange-lsx-fellowship/">Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/fellowships/future-security-fellowship/">Future Security Fellowships</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/fellowships/future-of-work-reporting-fellowship/">Future of Work Reporting Fellowship</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- /subnav1 --> </div> </div><!-- /drop1 --> </li> <li class="-link"><a href="/events/" accesskey="5">Events</a><em> [5]</em> <button type="button" class="unbutton1 icon-angle-down-bold" clickable scripted droptoggle aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="nav1drop1" aria-label="Open Submenu"></button> <div class="drop1" dropmenu id="nav1drop5"> <div class="drop1-wrap -restrain"> <div class="subnav1 -issues"> <div class="subnav1-header"> <div class="-t:11 -c:d2t"><p data-block-key="571no"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New America hosts various in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. 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--ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-500x306.png" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-500x306.png" style="" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-500x306.png 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-300x183.png 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-1024x626.png 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-768x469.png 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-100x61.png 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-250x153.png 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026-1000x611.png 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Card-Janet-Reitman-Oct-14-2026.png 1440w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="insert1 card1-main"> <h4 class="card1-title -t:11"><span class="-a:1 -as:3">The Inheritance</span></h4> </div> </article><!-- /card1 --> <article class="card1" w="24/12//6/" hovercatch> <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-10-22">October 22, 2026</time></p> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/events/demystifying-disability-in-a-changing-world/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Demystifying Disability in a Changing World</span></a> <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; 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127In Short</a></p> 128 129 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">The Education Department Gave Us the List of 2026 CCAMPIS Grantees</span> </h4> 130 131 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-30">Sep 30, 2026</time></p> 132 133 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/stephanie-baker/">Stephanie Baker</a></p> 134 </div> 135 </article><!-- /card1 --> 136 </div> 137 <div class="featured1-entries"> 138 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-short" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 139 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/how-americans-view-a-changing-higher-ed-landscape/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>How Americans View a Changing Higher Ed Landscape</span></a> 140 141 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-500x500.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-500x500.jpg" style="" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-768x769.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885-250x250.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2512887885.jpg 999w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 142 143 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 144 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> 145 146 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">How Americans View a Changing Higher Ed Landscape</span> </h4> 147 148 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-30">Sep 30, 2026</time></p> 149 150 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/olivia-sawyer/">Olivia Sawyer</a></p> 151 </div> 152 </article><!-- /card1 --> 153 </div> 154 <div class="featured1-entries"> 155 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-depth" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 156 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/texas-hb-2-teacher-certification-reforms/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Texasâs Path to HB 2: Looking to Past Teacher Certification Policies to Move Forward</span></a> 157 158 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043-500x375.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043-500x375.jpg" style="" alt="a wide open rural landscape with blue sky" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043-500x375.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043-100x75.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043-250x188.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2510626043.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 159 160 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 161 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3795" class="">In Depth</a></p> 162 163 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Texasâs Path to HB 2: Looking to Past Teacher Certification Policies to Move Forward</span> </h4> 164 165 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-30">Sep 30, 2026</time></p> 166 167 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/melissa-tooley/">Melissa Tooley</a></p> 168 </div> 169 </article><!-- /card1 --> 170 </div> 171 172 </div><!-- /featured1 --> 173 <div class="featured1"> 174 <div class="featured1-header" reveal="1/"> 175 <h4 class="featured1-title">Democratic Futures</h4> 176 177 <div class="featured1-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"><p>American democracy is in crisis. Weâre developing new strategies and innovations to counter the threat of authoritarianism, restore civic trust, and realize the potential of American democracy.</p> 178</div> 179 180 <p class="featured1-action"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/issues/democratic-futures/" class="button1 -ghost"><span>See Our Work</span></a></p> 181 </div> 182 183 <div class="featured1-entries"> 184 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-short" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 185 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/finding-a-path-mapping-the-eviction-support-system-in-cook-county/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Finding a Path: Mapping the Eviction Support System in Cook County</span></a> 186 187 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/resized_utterstock_2773444601-500x334.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/resized_utterstock_2773444601-500x334.jpg" style="" alt="Black mother sitting at table, looking at finances while children play in the background." loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/resized_utterstock_2773444601-500x334.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/resized_utterstock_2773444601-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/resized_utterstock_2773444601-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/resized_utterstock_2773444601-250x167.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/resized_utterstock_2773444601.jpg 700w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 188 189 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 190 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">
190In Short</a></p> 191 192 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Finding a Path: Mapping the Eviction Support System in Cook County</span> </h4> 193 194 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-22">Sep 22, 2026</time></p> 195 196 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1">Naissa Charles, <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/vanessa-rangel/">Vanessa Rangel</a></p> 197 </div> 198 </article><!-- /card1 --> 199 </div> 200 <div class="featured1-entries"> 201 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-depth insight-type-report" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 202 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/public-participation-in-federal-policymaking/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Toward Democracy-Deepening Public Participation and Engagement in Federal Policymaking</span></a> 203 204 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-500x243.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-500x243.jpg" style="" alt="A diverse group of six people are seated in a circle, engaged in a discussion, with an older man in a gray cardigan speaking animatedly at the center." loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-500x243.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-300x146.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-768x373.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-100x49.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-250x122.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero-1000x486.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RDP-hero.jpg 1440w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 205 206 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 207 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3796" class="">Report</a> / <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3795" class="">In Depth</a></p> 208 209 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Toward Democracy-Deepening Public Participation and Engagement in Federal Policymaking</span> </h4> 210 211 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-08-27">Aug 27, 2026</time></p> 212 213 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/sam-berger/">Sam Berger</a>, <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/hollie-russon-gilman/">Hollie Russon Gilman</a>, <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/alex-hertel-fernandez/">Alex Hertel-Fernandez</a>, <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/k-sabeel-rahman/">K. Sabeel Rahman</a></p> 214 </div> 215 </article><!-- /card1 --> 216 </div> 217 <div class="featured1-entries"> 218 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-the-thread" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 219 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/gen-z-proportional-representation/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>What Young Americans Want Out of Politics: More Parties, More Pathways</span></a> 220 221 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709-500x333.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709-500x333.jpg" style="" alt="Portrait of two women holding out their hands together with the I voted stickers attached to their fingers for the viewer to see. Their fingers form the âvâ for victory and peace sign." loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709-250x167.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1279703709.jpg 800w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 222 223 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 224 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/the-thread/" class="highlight1 -cs:a2 -cs:n">The Thread</a></p> 225 226 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">What Young Americans Want Out of Politics: More Parties, More Pathways</span> </h4> 227 228 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-08-17">Aug 17, 2026</time></p> 229 230 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/oscar-pocasangre/">Oscar Pocasangre</a></p> 231 </div> 232 </article><!-- /card1 --> 233 </div> 234 235 </div><!-- /featured1 --> 236 <div class="featured1"> 237 <div class="featured1-header" reveal="1/"> 238 <h4 class="featured1-title">Global Security</h4> 239 240 <div class="featured1-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"><p>Todayâs problems are global in scope and existential in nature. Weâre r<span style="font-weight: 400;">eimagining global security to center people and the planet.</span></p> 241</div> 242 243 <p class="featured1-action"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/issues/global-security/" class="button1 -ghost"><span>See Our Work</span></a></p> 244 </div> 245 246 <div class="featured1-entries"> 247 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-short" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 248 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/middle-powers-and-the-shape-of-ai-governance-three-experts-weigh-in/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Middle Powers and the Shape of AI Governance: Three Experts Weigh In</span></a> 249 250 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-500x333.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-500x333.jpg" style="" alt="The skyline of Taipei, Taiwan, with green foliage in the foreground, skyscrapers in the middle, and mountains in the distant background" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-250x167.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1503352630-2000x1333.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 251 252 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 253 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">
253In Short</a></p> 254 255 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Middle Powers and the Shape of AI Governance: Three Experts Weigh In</span> </h4> 256 257 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-30">Sep 30, 2026</time></p> 258 259 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/heela-rasool-ayub/">Heela Rasool-Ayub</a></p> 260 </div> 261 </article><!-- /card1 --> 262 </div> 263 <div class="featured1-entries"> 264 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-short" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 265 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/reflecting-on-25-years-after-9-11-and-the-future-of-national-security/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Reflecting on 25 Years After 9/11 and the Future of National Security</span></a> 266 267 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-500x333.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-500x333.jpg" style="" alt="Skyline of New York City with the One World Trade Center and two beams of light honoring the twin towers that fell on 9/11." loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-250x167.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294797118-2000x1333.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 268 269 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 270 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> 271 272 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Reflecting on 25 Years After 9/11 and the Future of National Security</span> </h4> 273 274 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-29">Sep 29, 2026</time></p> 275 276 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/maika-moulite/">Maika Moulite</a>, Lauren Mellows</p> 277 </div> 278 </article><!-- /card1 --> 279 </div> 280 <div class="featured1-entries"> 281 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-the-news" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 282 <a href="https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2026-09/features/beyond-bilateral-what-trumps-multilateral-gambit-can-and-cannot-fix" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" hoverwatch><span invisible>Beyond Bilateral: What Trumpâs Multilateral Gambit Can and Cannot Fix Review</span></a> 283 284 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-500x336.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-500x336.jpg" style="" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-500x336.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-768x516.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-250x168.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article-1000x671.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/placeholder-article.jpg 1168w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 285 286 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 287 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3781" class="">In the News</a></p> 288 289 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Beyond Bilateral: What Trumpâs Multilateral Gambit Can and Cannot Fix Review</span> <i class="endicon1 -c:a1t icon-arrow-external-bold"></i></h4> 290 291 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-22">Sep 22, 2026</time></p> 292 293 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/amy-nelson/">Amy J. Nelson</a></p> 294 </div> 295 </article><!-- /card1 --> 296 </div> 297 298 </div><!-- /featured1 --> 299 <div class="featured1"> 300 <div class="featured1-header" reveal="1/"> 301 <h4 class="featured1-title">Technology & Democracy</h4> 302 303 <div class="featured1-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Technology shapes our democracy, our economy, and our daily lives. Weâre working to harness it for the public good. </span></p> 304</div> 305 306 <p class="featured1-action"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/issues/technology-democracy/" class="button1 -ghost"><span>See Our Work</span></a></p> 307 </div> 308 309 <div class="featured1-entries"> 310 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-the-thread" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 311 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/international-politics-books-2026/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Beyond Nation-States: A New Reading List for Understanding Global Politics Today</span></a> 312 313 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-500x314.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-500x314.jpg" style="" alt="A bookshelf filled with books" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-500x314.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-300x188.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-768x482.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-100x63.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-250x157.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-1000x628.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312-1500x942.jpg 1500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2161884312.jpg 1600w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 314 315 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 316 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/the-thread/" class="highlight1 -cs:a2 -cs:n">The Thread</a></p> 317 318 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Beyond Nation-States: A New Reading List for Understanding Global Politics Today</span> </h4> 319 320 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-03">Sep 3, 2026</time></p> 321 322 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/gordon-laforge/">Gordon LaForge</a></p> 323 </div> 324 </article><!-- /card1 --> 325 </div> 326 <div class="featured1-entries"> 327 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-short" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 328 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/congress-s
328hould-protect-kids-online-without-eroding-privacy-and-free-expression/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Congress Should Protect Kids Online Without Eroding Privacy and Free Expression</span></a> 329 330 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295-500x334.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295-500x334.jpg" style="" alt="High school students lean against a wall, all using their smartphones." loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295-500x334.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295-250x167.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2417009295.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 331 332 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 333 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> 334 335 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Congress Should Protect Kids Online Without Eroding Privacy and Free Expression</span> </h4> 336 337 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-08-04">Aug 4, 2026</time></p> 338 339 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/prem-m-trivedi/">Prem M. Trivedi</a></p> 340 </div> 341 </article><!-- /card1 --> 342 </div> 343 <div class="featured1-entries"> 344 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-the-news" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 345 <a href="https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/planetary-politics-director-at-new-america-heela-rasool-ayub/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" hoverwatch><span invisible>In the Green Room: New Americaâs Heela Rasool-Ayub</span></a> 346 347 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1-500x334.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1-500x334.jpg" style="" alt="Person with a colorful backpack stands in a grassy field beside a lake, facing rugged mountains beneath a cloud-filled blue sky." loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1-500x334.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1-250x167.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2471043461-1.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 348 349 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 350 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3781" class="">In the News</a></p> 351 352 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">In the Green Room: New Americaâs Heela Rasool-Ayub</span> <i class="endicon1 -c:a1t icon-arrow-external-bold"></i></h4> 353 354 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-07-31">Jul 31, 2026</time></p> 355 356 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1">Zócalo Public Square</p> 357 </div> 358 </article><!-- /card1 --> 359 </div> 360 361 </div><!-- /featured1 --> 362 <div class="featured1"> 363 <div class="featured1-header" reveal="1/"> 364 <h4 class="featured1-title">Thriving Families</h4> 365 366 <div class="featured1-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"><p>
366It takes strong infrastructure to support a thriving family. Weâre working toward a world where families can thrive with the time and resources they need for a better life.</p> 367</div> 368 369 <p class="featured1-action"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/issues/thriving-families/" class="button1 -ghost"><span>See Our Work</span></a></p> 370 </div> 371 372 <div class="featured1-entries"> 373 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-the-thread" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 374 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/whats-in-your-wallet-if-youre-a-parent-it-should-be-a-library-card/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>What’s In Your Wallet? If Youâre a Parent, It Should Be a Library Card.</span></a> 375 376 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-500x314.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-500x314.jpg" style="" alt="School children with teacher in library, having a reading and spelling class" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-500x314.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-300x189.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-768x483.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-100x63.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-250x157.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072-1000x629.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2154842072.jpg 1400w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 377 378 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 379 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/the-thread/" class="highlight1 -cs:a2 -cs:n">The Thread</a></p> 380 381 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">What’s In Your Wallet? If Youâre a Parent, It Should Be a Library Card.</span> </h4> 382 383 <p class="card1-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2026-09-29">Sep 29, 2026</time></p> 384 385 <p class="card1-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/sarah-gilliland/">Sarah Gilliland</a></p> 386 </div> 387 </article><!-- /card1 --> 388 </div> 389 <div class="featured1-entries"> 390 <article class="card1 -v2 insight-type-in-short" reveal="1//" hovercatch> 391 <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/lake-county-residents-planners-climate-migration-preparedness/" class="overlink1 card1-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>
391Lake County, Illinois Residents and Planners Convene on Climate Migration Preparedness</span></a> 392 393 <figure class="img1 card1-image -zoom1" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-500x281.jpg" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-500x281.jpg" style="" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-100x56.jpg 100w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2341320531-1-2000x1125.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card1-image -zoom1" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> 394 395 <div class="insert1 card1-main"> 396 <p class="card1-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> 397 398 <h4 class="card1-title -t:13"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">
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