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Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat reveal a community uncovering unmarked graves at an Indian residential school.

Jan 22, 2024

Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie

Exploring Plural Voting as a Method for Citizen Engagement

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Exploring Plural Voting as a Method for Citizen Engagement

Hollie Russon Gilman and Sarah Jacob spoke with Paula Berman, Alex Randaccio, and Matt Prewitt from RadicalxChange.

Jan 16, 2024

Hollie Russon Gilman, Matthew Prewitt, Sarah Jacob, Paula Berman, Alex Randaccio

Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

Report / In Depth

Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

Chicago residents targeted by predatory lenders discuss what an ideal loan looks like.

Jan 10, 2024

Meegan Dugan Adell, Vanessa Rangel, Roselyn Miller Champion

The Realistic Promise of Multiparty Democracy in the United States

Report / In Depth

The Realistic Promise of Multiparty Democracy in the United States

A collection of essays show the importance of political parties, the benefits of having more than two, and a path to multiparty democracy.

Jan 9, 2024

Mark Schmitt, Didi Kuo, Julia Azari, Jennifer Wendling, Lisa Disch, Will Horne, Oscar Pocasangre

Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions

Report / In Depth

Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions

A new report from the Democracy Fund shows that levels of support for foundational principles of liberal democracy are soft, inconsistent.

Jan 4, 2024

Joe Goldman, Lee Drutman, Oscar Pocasangre

Networked Governance for Safe and Ethical AI: Background Paper for the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence

Report / In Depth

Networked Governance for Safe and Ethical AI: Background Paper for the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence

Planetary Politics is contributing to multi-stakeholder processes aimed at ensuring all societies gain the benefits & avert the risks of AI.

Dec 31, 2023

Gordon LaForge, Patricia Gruver

The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the United States

Report / In Depth

The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the United States

Multiparty presidentialism—the system the United States would have if it adopted proportional representation—is common around the world.

Dec 15, 2023

Lee Drutman, Scott Mainwaring

Telling the Story of Child Care

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Telling the Story of Child Care

New reporting keeps the child care crisis, the narrative that care is vital infrastructure, and the need for solutions at the forefront.

Dec 5, 2023

Rebecca Gale

Harnessing Technology for Effective Co-Governance

In Depth

Harnessing Technology for Effective Co-Governance

Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, and Alexander Fung spoke with Oscar Romero of the NYC Civic Engagement Commission.

Nov 30, 2023

Oscar Romero, Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob

The Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool (FEAT): User Guide

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The Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool (FEAT): User Guide

This user guide provides step-by-step instruction on how to use the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool (FEAT).

Nov 30, 2023

English Learner Accountability Hub

Report / In Depth

English Learner Accountability Hub

The English Learner Accountability Hub provides an overview of key English learner info in all 50 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico.

Nov 20, 2023

Leslie Villegas

Unraveling the Finance Models of Work-Based Learning Intermediaries

Report / In Depth

Unraveling the Finance Models of Work-Based Learning Intermediaries

This report offers recommendations to support the long-term financial success and sustainability of work-based learning intermediaries.

Nov 16, 2023

Taylor White, Lancy Downs

Future of Arms Control

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Future of Arms Control

Long-term arms control objectives will require significant concessions from all parties and must be reinforced.

Nov 14, 2023

Austin Wright

The Uncertainty of the Unthinkable

Report / In Depth

The Uncertainty of the Unthinkable

A scenario-generation project challenged experts to imagine the nuclear dangers the United States may face 20 years from now, in 2043.

Nov 14, 2023

Revitalizing Civic Engagement through Racial Equity

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Revitalizing Civic Engagement through Racial Equity

A Q&A with D’Artagnan Scorza, PhD, Executive Director of Racial Equity for LA County.

Nov 9, 2023

Sarah Jacob, Amy Eisenstein, Hollie Russon Gilman, D’Artagnan Scorza

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Small Loans, Big Barriers

Men and Care: Insights from the 2026 Survey and Real Stories from Caregiving Men

The East Wing

The Best Kind of American

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Sugarcane

Exploring Plural Voting as a Method for Citizen Engagement

Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

The Realistic Promise of Multiparty Democracy in the United States

Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions

Networked Governance for Safe and Ethical AI: Background Paper for the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence

The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the United States

Telling the Story of Child Care

Harnessing Technology for Effective Co-Governance

The Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool (FEAT): User Guide

English Learner Accountability Hub

Unraveling the Finance Models of Work-Based Learning Intermediaries

Future of Arms Control

The Uncertainty of the Unthinkable

Revitalizing Civic Engagement through Racial Equity