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The 2016 Class of New America Fellows
New America is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2016 Fellows.
Tomorrow We Disappear
The talented residents of India's Kathputli Colony of street performers are fighting the modernization and gentrification of their home.
We Come As Friends
A new film by Hubert Sauper observes the precarious start of South Sudan from a tiny, homemade tin and canvas airplane.
Give Us the Ballot Podcast
On the heels of the Supreme Court's decision overturning a key part of the Voting Rights Act, is there a new struggle for voting rights?
(Dis)Honesty
When we too often go to great lengths to rationalize the stories we concoct, why is it so hard for us to tell it like it is?
Paying the Price Podcast
Rather than patching up the student debt system, can we pay for college in a way that lives up to America's ideals?
Ghost Fleet
What will World War III look like? P. W. Singer and August Cole answers this by smashing together technothriller with nonfiction.
Southern Rites
In Southern Rites, a small Southern town is still grappling with the deeply-held racial tensions that society has been quick to avoid.
Under the Same Sky
We talked with Joseph Kim about his journey across cultural and political realities an entire world apart.
Achieving A Just Peace in Israel/Palestine
The debate about Israel/Palestine in the United States is shifting.
Audio Recording: Unvarnished Podcast
Sarah Maslin Nir's "Unvarnished" series on NYC nail salons is a lesson in the power of careful reporting.
This Is How We Fought In Gaza Podcast
"Rules of engagement" of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the human consequences of Israeli military policies on the ground in Gaza.
Less than 9 to 5
Too many Americans are working too few hours for too little money.
I Am Because You Are Podcast
In under-resourced communities across the world, a new breed of change marker–the social entrepreneur–has been tackling issues of poverty.