Investigating the Surveillance State
The Chinese Communist Party’s surveillance regime has one of the largest spy networks, utilizing technology and neighbors as informants.
New America Fellows
The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time. Each year, we select a diverse group of writers, journalists, filmmakers, and innovators who pursue ambitious investigative projects that bridge storytelling with research and lived experience.
Through unrestricted funding, a supportive community, and increased visibility, New America Fellows bring big, bold ideas to life—through books, films, longform articles, podcasts, and other creative nonfiction narrative forms.
A Path to Exoneration for the Wrongly Convicted
The path to exoneration can be difficult even when there is evidence of misconduct, can investigative journalism help to make a difference?
Pulitzer Prizes 2022
Four Fellows are recognized.
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The Science Behind Our Mental Health Failures
In this Q&A, we talk to Daniel Bergner about his intimate interrogation of how we treat mental illness and how we understand ourselves.
Adapting for the Great Climate Migration
Near- and far-future solutions have to be at the center of adapting to the impending climate migration.
New America Announces Seven Inaugural Scholars of the Afghanistan Observatory Initiative
The seven scholars have a demonstrated commitment to peacebuilding, good governance, and the defense of human rights in Afghanistan.
In it for the Long Haul: Karen Levy on Workplace Surveillance in Trucking
With truckers’ autonomy on the line, job surveillance is changing the trucking industry in America.
The Endless Consequences of Endless War
In the documentary If You Can Ever Get Back, the filmmakers invite viewers into conversations and questions about the post-9/11 wars.
Leaving Home, the Search for a Better Life
Thousands flee their homes and risk their lives in search of safe haven. Many don’t make it, but those in fear of home don’t fear that risk.
The Big Thinkers Changing the World
The New America National Fellows are a group of ambitious storytellers, leaving their lasting impact on society.
The Civilian Casualty Files
Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly airstrikes.