The Case for Real-Time Housing Permits
Entrepreneur Robbie Leer makes the case for AI-supported permitting as an underleveraged solution to housing supply shortages.
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How Colorado Made Tax Credit Access Easy: A Conversation With State Officials
Amber Egbert and Kevin Amirehsani provide insight into how Colorado was able to increase tax credit access through proactive outreach
Vermont Needed Child Care; Here’s How They Got It
This report traces Vermont’s successful campaign for near-universal child care, detailing the coalition-building and organizing effort.
To Appeal to “Middle America,” Creatives and Studios Should Focus on Authentic Work, Family, and Care Stories
Rural, Midwestern, and Southern U.S. Viewers Want to See Work and Family Issues on Screen
In a segmented media and cultural environment, the demand for relatable work-family depictions is universal.
Cincinnati Residents and Planners Convene on Climate Migration Preparedness
New America and City of Cincinnati will Host a Scenario Planning Session in Walnut Hills Community on Climate Migration and Housing Affordability
Home Equity Investment Loans
Alys Cohen writes about the risks of a mortgage loan product that is quickly scaling across the nation.
Office-to-Housing Conversions: Leveraging Two Crises to Better U.S. Communities
Architect Michael Bohn writes about the potential of office-to-housing conversions.
Future of Land and Housing Program Scales Up Initiative to Combat Eviction with Data-Driven Solutions
Today, New America announces a major expansion of its Eviction Data Response Network with 11 new state partners.
Announcing the 2026–2028 Eviction Data Response Network Cohort
New America’s Future of Land and Housing program selects 11 states for partnership to improve eviction data.
What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey
A new survey of U.S. parents with young children reveals what parents want—from how they want to spend their time to what they hope for the future.
Why isn’t summer camp free?
Despite being a critical form of childcare for working parents, summer camp remains a costly private expense that lacks the public funding and infrastructure of the K-12 school system. This gap leaves…
Siemens had a wildly popular childcare center. Then it shut it down.
The abrupt closure of a beloved on-site childcare center at a Siemens campus underscores the precarious nature of employer-sponsored care. As companies downsize or shift to hybrid models, families are…
Exporting Our Elders
For many families, the soaring costs of long-term memory care create a devastating financial and emotional burden that outpaces personal savings. As the aging population grows, these systemic gaps lea…
Mothers in Wisconsin and Denmark face vastly different childcare realities
A comparison of motherhood in Wisconsin and Denmark reveals the vast divide between a system of high costs and career penalties versus one of state-funded support. These differing policy choices shape…