New America in the news: 1️⃣ @kevincarey1.bsky.social for @usatoday.com https://bit.ly/3XaeGj4 2️⃣ @ehaspel.bsky.social for @theguardian.com https://bit.ly/4qPiAvy 3️⃣ @chhayakapadia.bsky.social in @washingtonpost.com https://wapo.st/4omP4eH

Cybersecurity and AI policies are growing more complex. #ShareTheMicinCyber Fellow Ibrahim Waziri, Jr. introduces GovSCH, an open-source schema to help governance keep pace with innovation. 🔗 Read the report: https://bit.ly/3LluNrs

The beauty industry is worth over $650 billion, but its schooling system is leaving students behind. Three cosmetology students expose how beauty schools exploit passion and profit off labor. Read the full story on The Thread: https://go.newamerica.org/cosmetology-schools-5

NEW REPORT from our RethinkAI initiative: #AI is shaping govt by optimizing bureaucracy, but we need a framework to deliver value & legitimacy. A framework was introduced at the Civic AI Summit to make AI work for communities. Read about it: https://go.newamerica.org/making-ai-work-5

As Halloween gives way to Día de los Muertos, Fellow Will Hunt invites us to see how our ancestors still shape the world around us. 🎃💐 In The Thread, he discusses his forthcoming book Bones, and how the dead remain deeply present in the lives of the living. 🕯️Read more: https://bit.ly/4hCqIv3

The real horror story? 😱 Nuclear warnings don’t work the way we think. ☢️ Stay tuned for an upcoming report from @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social on resistance to warnings of catastrophic nuclear risk. 🕷️

In this edition of The Rooftop, Helen Bonnyman, Future of Land and Housing Program Policy Associate, interviews Lo Sontag about how feminist urbanism can serve as a tool for reimagining housing solutions that work for everyone. Read on: https://go.newamerica.org/feminist-urbanism-5

Cybercrime is evolving into an insidious social movement, and teens are getting pulled in. In our new report, #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellow Zino Haro explains how youth cybercrime grows at the intersection of tech and culture and what we can do about it. Read the report: https://bit.ly/4nrIPoI

Is it time for a third party? With frustration rising in Washington, 62% of Americans say yes. New America Senior Fellow @leedrutman.bsky.social breaks down what a different political system could look like on CBS Mornings Plus. Watch the full clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gADresIVcJQ

EXCITING NEWS: We, @newamerica.org's New Practice Lab & the Environmental Policy Innovation Center just launched the Digital Service for the Planet initiative, a pilot aimed to improve how govt uses tech & data to deliver on urgent #environmental priorities. www.newamerica.org/digital-serv...

Tomorrow: Join us for Growing Readers in a World of Screens and AI—a conversation on how technology, literacy, and equity intersect in the next decade of education. 📅 Details & full agenda: https://go.newamerica.org/growing-readers-5

What does it take to make ends meet? This brief by Lidia Tripiccione, Vanessa Rangel, and Meegan Dugan Adell shares findings from CivicSpace’s 2024 Survey, showing Cook County residents agree on what’s essential for economic well-being. Read the brief: https://bit.ly/3JfMZC9

New America’s Us@250 initiative invites you to explore the pride, reckoning, and aspiration that shape our national identity through powerful discussions, performances, and stories. Join the conversation in DC or online: https://bit.ly/46OwOF2

Roland Mwesigwa Banya, Non-Resident Planetary Politics Fellow, argues that regional coordination and smart localization can deliver both sovereignty and growth for Africa’s growing $9.15B data center market. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qjirQG

New America experts around the web: 1️⃣ @kevincarey1.bsky.social for @theatlantic.com https://bit.ly/3WeYlJw 2️⃣ @sydneysaubestre.bsky.social quoted in @newsweek.com https://bit.ly/3W8Lgl5 3️⃣ Peter Singer for @defenseone.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4n8TiVW

From banning drag shows to firing faculty, Texas universities are cracking down on discussions of gender and identity. In this edition of The Thread, @morganpolk.bsky.social explores how censorship on campus has become a weapon against trans people. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ngvGPu

EXCITING NEWS: @newamerica.org & the Environmental Policy Innovation Center just launched the Digital Service for the Planet initiative, a pilot focused on improving how government uses technology & data to deliver on urgent #environmental priorities. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3KV8IzI

NICU babies are among the most fragile people on the planet—so why aren’t more getting early intervention services? A new report by @sarahgilliland.bsky.social and @carriegill.bsky.social explores how stronger policies can better support infants. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3J9c9lJ

New America was thrilled to sponsor A Day of #UnreasonableConversation this year! @vshabo.bsky.social#UnreasonableConversationjoined a panel on gender and empowerment, and we launched our new primer on how entertainment can move beyond outdated gender tropes. Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/43bK3NA

NEW REPORT from our RethinkAI initiative: #AI is shaping government by optimizing bureaucracy, but we need a framework to deliver value and legitimacy. This report, first shown at the Civic AI Summit in Boston, showcases how to make AI work for communities. www.newamerica.org/technology-a...

Pride. Reckoning. Aspiration. What does it mean to be an American today—and who gets to belong? As the U.S. turns 250, New America’s Us@250 explores our national identity through art, policy, and conversation. Join us this fall to reflect on the past and imagine the future: https://bit.ly/46OwOF2

“AI doesn’t just change how gov works. It changes what it is.” @slaughteram.bsky.social said it best at this summer’s National Gathering for State AI Leaders. That’s the future we’re building at @innovateus.bsky.social Read her reflections → buff.ly/xwZEDpo #GlobalAIWatch

“AI doesn’t just change how gov works. It changes what it is.” @slaughteram.bsky.social said it best at this summer’s National Gathering for State AI Leaders. That’s the future we’re building at @innovateus.bsky.social Read her reflections → buff.ly/xwZEDpo #GlobalAIWatch

🗣️📰 New America experts around the web: 1️⃣ @ehaspel.bsky.social on @npr.org https://n.pr/4q63Jw7 2️⃣ @petersinger.info in @defensescoop.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nJJpz4 3️⃣ @candacerondeaux.bsky.social for @wpr.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4pYYf6l

Community colleges are engines of civic learning and local deliberation. A brief from our Political Reform team explores how community colleges can shape community-led policymaking through models like citizens’ assemblies. Read more: https://go.newamerica.org/centering-community-colleges-5

We’re teaming up w/ ASU & @secdefenceplus.bsky.social for the 11th annual Future Security Forum where global experts tackle big questions in defense + technology + policy. Featured speakers: Gen. (Ret) Stanley McChrystal, Amb. James Roscoe & Beth Sanner. Register: https://go.newamerica.org/fsf2025-5

Upcoming #NewAmericaevents: 📅 10/15 Bridging the Gaps in Disability Policy - DC/Hybrid 📅 10/16 The Best of Second City: America's Big Beautiful Birthday - Chicago 📅 10/16 Power Switch: Power, People, and the Energy Transition - Virtual https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5

93% of unhoused people say they’d move inside if safe, affordable housing were available. In this edition of The Thread, Helen Bonnyman shows why permanent supportive housing is the real solution. 🔗 https://go.newamerica.org/trump-dc-homelessness-crackdown-5

🏡 Fridays on The Rooftop 🏡 The U.S. has no shortage of housing ideas—just challenges scaling them. In his latest, Benjamin Preis unpacks why some innovations spread while others stall. 🔗 https://go.newamerica.org/policy-entrepreneurs-5

Jury duty shows the best of civic responsibility, but political interference threatens the trust it relies on. Read @mschmitt9.bsky.social's reflection in The Thread: https://go.newamerica.org/dc-jury-duty-mark-schmitt-5

What exactly is a government shutdown, and what does it mean for our democracy? In today’s episode of Democracy Deciphered, New America’s @mschmitt9.bsky.social unpacks why shutdowns happen and what history can teach us. 🎧 Tune in: https://bit.ly/474dXWq

Many government systems predate the digital era—built for reporting, not adaptability or interoperability. In their brief, New America’s @sydneysaubestre.bsky.social & Comfort Sampong share how agencies can modernize and move toward true digital readiness. 📄 Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpwVxX

Gig work is on the rise, but protections haven't kept up. In a new piece in collaboration with The Workers Lab, Emma Fenstermaker, Meegan Dugan Adell, @morganpolk.bsky.social and @vshabo.bsky.social lay out smart policies that will help protect gig workers. Read: https://bit.ly/3IG8HPs

New America experts around the web: 1️⃣ @sydneysaubestre.bsky.social for @foreignpolicy.com | https://bit.ly/4mrpHqo 2️⃣ Candace Rondeaux's book reviewed byJoshua Hammer for @nybooks.com | https://bit.ly/4nOhqy1 3️⃣ Hollie Russon Gilman for @ssir.org | https://bit.ly/4mpVvvN

Is the American Dream over—or do we need to reimagine it? Ann Madsen breaks it down in a blog from New America Chicago, written as part of our Us@250 Initiative reimagining the nation as it approaches its 250th anniversary. Read here: https://go.newamerica.org/reimagining-the-american-dream-1

Housing isn’t just about buildings; it’s about stability, opportunity, and stronger communities. In this edition of The Rooftop, Will Delaney & Maggy Otte share a resident-centered model that ties rent to income, helping nonprofit owners keep buildings stable. 🏠 Read more: https://bit.ly/429WjOb

From canceling union contracts to rolling back wage protections, the White House has left workers behind—resulting in layoffs and stalled wages. In the newest edition of The Thread, @newamerica.org Mary Alice McCarthy unpacks the labor costs of Trump’s economy. go.newamerica.org/labor-day-trump-5

What does the U.S.-China deal to keep TikTok in the U.S. really mean? New America Senior Fellow, @sammsacks.bsky.social shared her insights with PBS NewsHour and TIME. Explore both articles: @pbsnews.org - https://bit.ly/3IBFIMy TIME - https://bit.ly/3W1zKrr

In a recent episode of Democracy Deciphered, @newamerica.org's @sydneysaubestre.bsky.social unpacks how data can both expose injustice and be weaponized as a tool of control. 🎧Tune in: https://go.newamerica.org/democracy-deciphered-weaponization-of-data-5

Is the lack of young voices in politics weakening American democracy? A new report from Protect Democracy and New America's Oscar Pocasangre examines the widening age divides in U.S. politics. 📄Explore the paper: go.newamerica.org/the-age-divide-5

Women in politics are often targeted with digitally altered content that sexualizes them without consent. In this report, our #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellow examines the harm and how to stop it. 💻 https://go.newamerica.org/a-weapon-against-women-in-politics-5

A #TikTok deal has been reached, but that shouldn’t become a shortcut for avoiding real reform or a license to use national security to mask protectionist technology policy. Read more from @newamerica.org's @lcoral.bsky.social, our VP: www.newamerica.org/oti/blog/the...

📣 We’re hiring an Initiative Director with the Future of Land and Housing Program! Lead a national initiative to expand eviction data, unite partners, shape policy, and manage a high-impact team. Apply today: go.newamerica.org/initiative-director-5

This week at @NewAmerica.org 📅 9/17 Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights 📅 9/18 Latino Voices: Realizing America’s Pluralistic Future 📅 9/18 Boosting LEO Satellite Capacity: Is the FCC’s Launch on Target? 📅 https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5 #NewAmericaEvents

An important yet often neglected aspect of cybersecurity is human vulnerability. #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellow Nina-Simone Edwards explores how we can design around gaps in digital access, skills, and literacy to keep everyone safe online. 💻 https://go.newamerica.org/digital-gaps-cyber-threats-5

New America’s Eviction Data Response Network has received key support to improve housing policy through better eviction data access. Thank you to the Ballmer Group for supporting this critical work, led by @ypanfil.bsky.social 💡Press release: https://go.newamerica.org/eviction-data-investment-5

🎊 We’re thrilled to announce the Class of 2026 New America Fellows! The Fellows Program selected 10 immensely talented Fellows from hundreds of applicants & will support 9 book projects and 1 film project. 🔗 Meet the 2026 #NewAmericaFellows: https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-fellows-current-5

📢 Big news announced at #OTIat15: @premmtrivedi.bsky.social is stepping into the role of director of @newamerica.org's OTI! Kicking off his tenure, Prem gives a presentation on how the program is thinking about building the future internet we want. Tune in live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgrD...

@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, joins #OTIat15 for a fireside chat with @newamerica.org CEO @slaughteram.bsky.social!