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!

📢 HAPPENING NOW! @jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, joins us at our OTI at 15 event for a @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org fireside chat with our CEO @slaughteram.bsky.social! 📅 Tune in virtually: https://go.newamerica.org/oti-at-15-5

Deirdre K. Mulligan (@berkeleyischool.bsky.social) joins #OTIat15 to give keynote remarks!

Jameson Spivack (@futureofprivacy.bsky.social) presents on mental privacy and "neural data" regulations in the U.S. #OTIat15

📣 Today is the day! ⏰ Join us virtually at 3:15p ET for our Open Technology Institute at 15 event where we will celebrate 15 years of working to ensure that every community has equitable access to digital technology and its benefits. 📅 RSVP: https://go.newamerica.org/oti-at-15-5

What does a just, secure AI future require? New America's Planetary Politics Program explores five foundational elements of global AI development—governance frameworks, computing infrastructure, human capital, algorithmic accountability, and data flow. 🛠️ https://go.newamerica.org/who-controls-ai-5

Join us on Sept 15 for a webinar w/ the U.S. National Science Foundation on NSF Regional Innovation #Engines, a new model of place-based S&T investments promoting industrial strategy Feat @brookings.edu @slaughteram.bsky.social @repbillfoster.bsky.social & others www.newamerica.org/center-educa...

I served on a DC jury last week. For @newamerica.org , I wrote about the weird experience of civic responsibility in an occupied city where Jeanine Pirro is the US Attorney: www.newamerica.org/the-thread/d...

🎊 Exciting News 🎊 We're pleased to announce that @jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, will be joining us at OTI at 15 for a fireside chat with @newamerica.org CEO @slaughteram.bsky.social! 📆 There's still time for you to register to attend virtually: https://go.newamerica.org/oti-at-15-5

The rising demand for artificial intelligence is ramping up the need for data centers around the world. 2025 #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellow Seungmin Helen Lee highlights the unique cybersecurity vulnerabilities of these centers in a new report. 🏢 https://go.newamerica.org/securing-the-backbone-of-ai-5

We can’t wait to announce the Class of 2026 New America Fellows! The Fellows’ projects are centered around big, bold ideas that will spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day. 🤩 #NewAmericaFellow https://go.newamerica.org/2026-newamerica-fellow-applicants-5

The growing severity of climate disasters threaten people’s right to safe, livable housing. Climate change experts explore affordable cooling options amid rising heat & housing innovations to help protect communities. ☀️ Read The Rooftop: https://go.newamerica.org/future-land-housing-the-rooftop-5

Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Us@250 Fellow Calvin Krippner reflects on Hurricane Katrina’s legacy and how the disaster exposed deep cracks in American democracy. 🌀 https://go.newamerica.org/hurricane-katrina-american-democracy-failures-5

In a recent episode of Democracy Deciphered, @NewAmerica.org’s Candace Rondeaux and Ben Dalton explain the Russia and Ukraine peace talks. 🎧 https://go.newamerica.org/democracy-deciphered-russia-ukraine-5

Emily Kassie's award-winning doc Sugarcane offers a searing investigation into child abuse against First Peoples in Canada. Explore her work and other powerful stories from New America Fellows like Vann R. Newkirk, Clint Smith, and more. 🎞️ https://go.newamerica.org/fellows-archive-stories-kassie-5

For 15 years, OTI has championed digital equity for all communities. RSVP to the 9/9 livestream of our Open Technology Institute at 15 event to explore the past, present, and future of tech policy. 🔗 Don’t miss it! https://go.newamerica.org/oti-at-15-5

@newamerica.org's OTI is part of the coalition of privacy and civil rights groups calling on American universities to defend free speech by dismantling campus surveillance and invasive data collection. www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-08...

The president promised young people new opportunities. But his policies fall short. 🧵 Writing for @newamerica.org's digital magazine The Thread, @ivysullivan.bsky.social unpacks how cuts to #college and career readiness programs leave #GenZ with fewer pathways to success—and how we course correct.

🆕Tiffany Thai is out with a new article for @newamerica.org's Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative, drawing on insights from our research on #AI education at #communitycolleges, including our capture of #students experiences in these programs. www.newamerica.org/education-po...

“American leadership is older today than at any other time in history.” Oscar Pocasangre and @dustinwahl.bsky.social explore the depth of the age divide in a NEW REPORT co-published by @protectdemocracy.org and @newamerica.org protectdemocracy.org/age-divide

We’ve watched the internet become a tool of surveillance, control, and corporate dominance. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org's @premmtrivedi.bsky.social explores how we can rebuild a more democratic digital future. 🛜 go.newamerica.org/how-to-rebui...

Trump wants to deploy U.S. special forces against cartels—but as journalist and Iraq war vet Seth Harp reveals in his new book The Fort Bragg Cartel, some U.S. military elites have collaborated with cartels in narco-trafficking schemes. 🔗 RSVP: 8/26 https://go.newamerica.org/fort-bragg-seth-harp-5

For the past 15 years, OTI has been working to ensure that every community has equitable access to digital technology and its benefits. Join OTI on 9/9 for a lightning talk + past/present directors panel on the future of tech policy 💻 @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org go.newamerica.org/oti-at-15-5

Pulitzer Prize–winner Katie Engelhart didn't set out to be an expert on death & dying but covering uncomfortable stories is part of her mission. Read more about Katie’s powerful reporting on the right-to-die movement in the Fellows Archive. 🖋️ go.newamerica.org/fellows-arch...