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.
Adam Harris on the Roots of Inequality in Higher Education
New America 2021 Fellow Adam Harris spoke about his book, The State Must Provide.
New America Announces National Fellows Class of 2021
New America’s Fellows Program invests in thinkers—writers, scholars, filmmakers, and journalists—who generate big, bold ideas.
The September Transition
Josie Duffy Rice on Justice in America
New America 2020 Fellow Josie Duffy Rice spoke about criminal justice reform.
Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana on Filmmaking and the Myth of the “Perfect Migrant”
New America 2020 Fellow Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana spoke about filmmaking and the myth of the "perfect migrant".
Daniela Lamas on COVID-19, Writing About Medicine, and the Value of Taking Notes
New America 2020 Fellow Daniela Lamas spoke about the human side of medicine.
Vann R. Newkirk II on natural disasters, podcasting, and reporting on trauma
New America 2020 Fellow Vann R. Newkirk II spoke about his podcast, Floodlines.
The Longest War
Greg Barker documents how the U.S. mission in Afghanistan became a murky, drawn‑out conflict—America’s longest war.
