Broadband Revolution
Although the U.S. once led the world in Internet deployment and innovation, our nation continues to plummet in international rankings in
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1:15PM – 2:45PM EST
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Events
New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
Presidents, Politics, and Moderation
On June 18th the New America Foundation’s Next Social Contract Initiative held a book launch for Professor Gil Troy’s l
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1:15PM – 2:45PM EST
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Budgeting for the Future of Children
Funding is always a central issue in education policy debates, and education funding is often a bone of contention in federal budget and
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Workplace Flexibility and Religion
Current research reveals something that our personal experiences confirm – that there is a conflict between the structure of the workpla
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11AM – 12:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Averting a Bust for the Boomers
Most discussion of the impending wave of Baby Boomers entering retirement age focuses on the capacity of entitlement programs to support
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10:30AM – 12PM EST
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
CA Event: Instant Runoff Voting in Los Angeles
On Monday, June 2nd, the New America Foundation’s Political Reform Program held an engaging panel discussion and luncheon on instant run
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1PM – 2:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
POSTPONED: The Monopolist Assault on Entrepreneurs
**This event has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.**
The yeoman tradition—in which th
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4:15PM – 5:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Google Unwired
With Google, Larry Page has gone a long way toward achieving the audacious goal he and co-founder Sergey Brin set for the company: “orga
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10AM – 11:30AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
NY Event: It’s the Economic Recovery Plan, Stupid
As the debate on the economic slowdown moves from “if” to “when” to “how long,” The New School’s Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Ana
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9:30AM – 11:30AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
CA Event: Expanding Savings and Retirement Security
Every day, six million Californians, or roughly 43 percent of workers in the state, go to work for an employer that does not provide any
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1PM – 2:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Confronting the Debt Culture
“By some estimates, payday loans topped $28 billion last year, and have doubled every year for the past five years. These numbers ar
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6PM – 5:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Trends in the Well Being of Younger Children
How are the kids doing? Pretty well, according to a new report unveiled at the New America Foundation on April 25th, but experts still h
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11AM – 12:45PM EST
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Invisible Nation of Kurds
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Iran are the primary state players that make life in the Kurdish neighborhood complex, but non-state actors also r
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1:15PM – 2:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
CA Event: Instant Runoff Voting and Minorities in L.A.
Currently, Los Angeles’ local elections run on a wasteful, two-round election system. Last May, only 6 percent of voters turned out for th
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11AM – 1PM EST
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Dangerous Demographics
Over the next few decades, the developed world will age and weaken. Meanwhile, demographic trends in the developing world-from resurgent yo
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4:30PM – 6PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005