Beyond Bullets
Four years after the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks, the economic dimension in the fight against terrorism has received little attention i
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12PM EST
New America
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.
DTV 201: How the DTV Transition Can Move The Nation from “Broadcast to Broadband”
We’ve all heard the dire statistics. The U.S. has fallen to 16th in the world in broadband penetration. The dominant cable and DSL duopol
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12:09PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Is America’s Middle Class Making It?
Jodie Allen Introduced the panel by highlighting the growing mainstream awareness of class-based issues, as evidenced by
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12:06PM EST
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
A “Third Way” for Black America? Rethinking Equal Opportunity
The fruits of economic growth are no longer widely shared across class and color lines in America, but are instead increasingly concentra
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12PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Low-Income Entrepreneurs: Neglected Foundation of an Ownership Society
More than any other president since Ronald Reagan, President Bush has championed the idea of an “ownership society” and identified himsel
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12PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Family Values and Valuing Family
Part of the indelible mark that Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan left on American public policy was his prophetic voice on the topic of th
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12PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Politics of America’s DTV Transition: Will the Telecom Act Rewrite Repeat the Fiasco of the 1996 Giveaway?
In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, local TV broadcasters won free use of spectrum worth tens of billions of dollars. In the decade
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12PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Future of California’s Cities
California has a history of urban innovation, from the earliest missions to the rise of the Gold Rush era in San Francisco, the sprawling
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12PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Make Tax Day Savings Day
With this year’s tax deadline almost here, a bipartisan group of House members will call on the I.R.S. to make a simple change to the fed
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12PM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
University, Inc.
During the past two decades, commercial forces have quietly transformed virtually every aspect of academic life. Corporate funding of un
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11AM – 1PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Broadcast vs. Cable: Should DTV Must-Carry be Expanded, Sunset, or Preserved As-Is?
On February 10, 2005 the FCC rejected a proposal to expand broadcasters’ must-carry rights on cable TV systems to include the multiple ch
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11AM – 1PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Future of California’s Democracy
The half-day conference highlighted arguments and expert analysis surrounding recent proposals for redistricting and other electoral refo
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11:02AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Municipal Wireless Networks
Why are America’s municipalities — from small town Corpus Christi and Granbury, Texas, to big cities such as Philadelphia — building wi
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11:02AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Torture Papers
Edited by Karen Greenberg and Joshua Dratel, “The Torture Papers” is a compilation of the “torture memos” and reports written by U.S. gov
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11AM – 1PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Education Revolution: How Investing in E-Learning R&D Could Dramatically Improve Educational Productivity
Please join the New America Foundation and Digital Promise for an invitation only Congressional Breakfast Briefing to mark the release of
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11:02AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005