Becoming America: Marielena Hincapié on Writing Her Family’s Immigration Story
Class of 2026 New America (ASU Future Security) Fellow Marielena Hincapié previews her forthcoming book.
Narrative Change & Storytelling
Child Care on Screen: Ten Facts and Key Policy Milestones for Storytellers
To tell authentic stories about care on screen, creatives need context about the realities of U.S. child care and key policy moments.
Seven Ways Screenwriters Can Tell More Authentic Stories About Child Care
Research shows viewers want to see child care depicted honestly in TV and movies. Here’s how writers can upend tired tropes.
Changing the Narrative on Child Care and Early Education
Through reporting grants, the Better Life Lab supports storytellers to spotlight child care solutions in the national conversation.
The Great Refusal: A New Vision of Resistance
In The Great Refusal, Casey Gerald offers an iconoclastic reframe of resistance and rebellion to meet the current moment and remake the world on our terms.
Calling Care Storytellers: New Reporting Grants to Amplify Caregiving Stories
Better Life Lab’s reporting grants equip journalists and writers to tell powerful stories about care solutions.
Telling Stories of Care through Video: A Resource for Reporters and Storytellers
Better Life Lab’s storytelling experts offer a quick resource for care reporters on how to create a teaser video for their stories.
The Sounds of Change: Josh Kun on Music, Migration, and the Power of Listening
Class of 2027 New America Fellow Josh Kun previews his forthcoming book on music and migration.
Meet the Class of 2027 New America Fellows
Learn more about the Class of 2027 New America Fellows and the projects they will develop over the course of their fellowship term.
Care Innovation Hub
The Care Innovation Hub is a living collection of the people, programs, and policies redefining what care looks like in America — from child care and paid leave to aging and family caregiving. Explore…
Miles to Go: Stories of Us at 250
Essays by New America’s Us@250 fellows on how communities across the country face pride, reckoning, and aspiration at the 250th anniversary.
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.
Unreasonable Women: Three Stories of Violence, Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival
Justine van der Leun examines how the justice system punishes women who survive abuse and violence.
Explainer: Paid and Unpaid Leave Policies in the United States
A short primer on private-sector workers’ access and use of federal unpaid leave through the FMLA and an introduction to state programs.