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We are a community of innovative problem-solvers dedicated to renewing the promise of America. Stay in touch: ✉️ https://t.co/UdWdJMwjeT
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Joined June 2007
🎊 Join us in celebrating SUGARCANE's Oscar Nomination!. #2022NAFellow @jnoisecat & #2023NAFellow @emilykassie's SUGARCANE is a powerful portrayal of Native resilience & explores the devastating legacy of Indian residential schools in Canada. 🎥 #Oscars
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Michael S Smith II’s fellowship with New America has been terminated following his use of inappropriate language that is incongruous with New America’s values. New America does not tolerate or condone the use of racist language or racist conduct of any kind.
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If you’re protesting, you should know your cell phone rights. http://t.co/yTvyOt1YNi
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American democracy is in grave danger: Today 100+ political scientists signed a statement calling for national voting and election administration standards. And, if necessary, suspending the filibuster to do it.
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We're thrilled to announce the Class of 2019 New America National Fellows! As we commemorate #20Years200Fellows, @NAFellows selected 17 immensely talented National Fellows from nearly 500 applicants. Learn more about the #2019NAFellow class here:
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We recognize that America has not come close to living up to the promise of its highest ideals. We must fight racism not just "out there,” but in our own lives & organizations. More from @tyram25 & @SlaughterAM.
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"No matter how hard black immigrants fight to become American citizens and show their worth and show their value, anti-blackness limits their ability to gain equality in any kind of context."
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We condemn the violent effort to overturn the certification of the election results in the strongest terms. Our national institutions will hold, but they hold in spite of the president’s continued efforts to undermine our democracy.
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New America is excited to announce that we have received a grant from @MelindaGates to supercharge our work to advance women’s power and strengthen the security and wellbeing of families in the U.S.
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We’re thrilled to announce the Class of 2020 @NewAmerica National Fellows! As we commemorate #20Years200Fellows, @NAFellows selected 15 immensely talented National Fellows from nearly 400 competitive applicants. Learn more about the #2020NAFellow class:
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Map: What Countries Have the Worst Gender Gaps? http://t.co/098IVfCO24
http://t.co/pIbgBe4X9Y.
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July 5th! #2020NAFellow @gocjhunt's documentary THE NEUTRAL GROUND kicks off this season of @POVDocs on @PBS . Learn more:
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Congratulations to our Cybersecurity Fellow @tarah on the @FulbrightPrgrm Cyber Security Scholar Award! She will work with @UniofOxford and @NHSuk on defining cyber war crimes and mitigating civilian harm in nation-state sponsored cyberattacks.
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Our @PolReformNA team and over 100 scholars "urge members of Congress to do whatever is necessary — including suspending the filibuster — in order to pass national voting and election administration standards.".
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What role do private military security contractors like the #WagnerGroup, play in Russia's #Proxywarfare? . Our senior fellow, @CandaceRondeaux examines the impact of PMSCs in their new report .
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In the interest of transparency, New America is releasing email correspondences with Barry Lynn:
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.@elanabroitman: Tribeca attack shows how urban communities use the connective tissue they build over time to heal.
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We’re thrilled to announce the Class of 2022 National Fellows! @NAFellows selected 15 immensely talented Fellows from nearly 400 competitive applicants. 👉 Learn more about the #2022NAFellow class:
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#2021NAFellow @AdamHSays, staff writer @TheAtlantic covering education & national politics, is working on a book for @eccobooks detailing the narrative history of racial inequality in higher education and the government’s role in shaping it.
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Applications for the 2019 Class of New America Fellows are live! Are you looking for funding, mentorship, a platform, and a community of peers to work with as you develop your next big idea? If so, we want to hear from you. Apply by Feb. 1, 2018:
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How the study of “economics” became the study of everything except the economy. http://t.co/RroBTgE1zQ
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Can a work of fiction prevent WWIII? #GhostFleet is certainly trying: http://t.co/lD5vS7IapC
http://t.co/XbYthyyqWg.
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"Beyoncé, whose show trounced YouTube's previous live-stream record, did what few black pop stars have done: demand that a predominantly lily-white venue bend to meet her—and succeed," writes @PharmacySenegal.
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#2021NAFellow @eveewing—sociologist of education & Prof. @UChicagoSSA—is the author of 3 award-winning books. @hgse alum, she's working on a book about the historical & contemporary role of schools in creating anti-Black & anti-Native racial ideologies.
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If you missed today's discussion on the Russian invasion of #Ukraine with @AricToler of @Bellingcat, @BeaGodefroy and Liza Baran of @CivCenter, and @wbend and @CandaceRondeaux of our @NewFrontlines program, check out the recording here:
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🎉 We're proud to announce the new generation of #NatSec leaders with @NatSecDiver! . Please join us in congratulating these 40 Latino and Latina experts and their contributions towards in US national security and foreign policy #NextGenNatSec.
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We're on the hunt for our 2016 class of New America Fellows! Got a bold idea? Apply here: http://t.co/K93e51SL1n
http://t.co/eqD1Ck5eQo.
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"Can't find" any women in cyber? @NewAmCyber has curated a list of resources and organizations—and insights from their founders—to finally put that excuse to rest. Includes commentary from @Susan_Hennessey, @JumokeDada, @__apf__, @elizabethw723, more:
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We just RT'd it, but we cannot say enough times that you should read @Raniaab's great, important @NewYorker piece http://t.co/elirkeDylZ.
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@LoebAwards @joshchin @WSJ @mollycrabapple @MuseumModernArt @jduffyrice @theappeal @Justice_Podcast @Harvard_Law @patevangelista @HRPressAwards @sopasia @PulitzerPrizes @suzyhans @NYTmag @gocjhunt @TheDailyShow @ITVSIndies @CAAM @Jazznheritage @danielalamasmd @BrighamWomens @harvardmed @ResidentFOX @TheAtlantic @FICTILIS @TheNewSchool @DissentMag @bordersouthfilm @RohdeD @CNN @matthewshaer @MagAwards @Harpers @NYMag #2020NAFellow @ClintSmithIII’s work has been published in the @newyorker, @TheAtlantic, & @parisreview. He’ll complete HOW THE WORD IS PASSED, a narrative nonfiction book that explores the relationship between place & public history. #20Years200Fellows
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We’re thrilled to announce the Class of 2021 New America National Fellows! @NAFellows selected 10 immensely talented National Fellows from nearly 400 competitive applicants. 💡Learn more about the #2021NAFellow class:
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"Climate change is the header in future history books about the 21st century, and our survival—and any semblance of a happy ending—hinges on responding to it in a rapid, unprecedented way.". Will Walkey recaps an event with @fivefifths and @dwallacewells.
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.@NewAmericaFPR's Christopher Mellon and @WillEGoHiking spoke with the minds behind "The Expanse," @AbrahamHanover and Ty Franck, to discuss property rights in space for the New America Weekly.
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As Coronavirus #Covid_19 rapidly spreads throughout the world, how do we plan for the future? . @NewAmericaISP sat down with @CIDRAP Director, Michael T. Osterholm PhD, MPH, to address the cases and fears of a possible global pandemic. Watch the replay👇.
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"Fear of crime. continues to be greatly exaggerated, justifying exorbitant investment in developing more law enforcement technologies." —@cmcilwain. 📖 Read an excerpt from “You Are Not Expected to Understand This”: How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World
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Welcome to our 2018 Class of National Fellows! Watch this space for shout-outs to our 13 hugely talented thinkers:
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"Fighting for Black lives means fighting for all Black lives, including Black queer & Black trans lives.” —Joe Wilkes. In celebration of #Juneteenth, @NewAmerica's @ughhh_its_joe discusses the vital need to protect the Black LGBTQ+ community. ✊🏾🌈 #Pride
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@LoebAwards @joshchin @WSJ #2020NAFellow, artist, & author @mollycrabapple is currently working on a book about the forgotten history of the Jewish Labor Bund. Her art is in the permanent collections of @MuseumModernArt. #20Years200Fellows
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The application for the Class of 2023 New America National Fellows is live! If you’re a storyteller looking for funding & a community to support your work, apply now! . Learn more here:
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Attention young journalists and academics: Apply here to be a 2016 New America fellow. http://t.co/K93e51SL1n
http://t.co/PNKjNYoWjj.
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How do we address lack of diversity in #cybersecurity? We start by uplifting historically underrepresented groups. @ChanBGC, @peterwsinger, @CamilleEsq, and @lzxdc unveil our new #ShareTheMicInCyber fellowship. Learn more 👇. @ShareInCyber.
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Why Silicon Valley can’t put a techie in Congress. http://t.co/fWqRFNibHW
@FutureTenseNow
http://t.co/KGbYOR8TkZ.
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.@Yascha_Mounk on how Trump emulates the playbook of strongmen who've done deep damage to democratic institutions:
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#2020NAFellow @jessbruder is the author of NOMADLAND (@wwnorton) and an associate adjunct professor at @columbiajourn. Her upcoming book focuses on a community of East Africans working at an Amazon facility in Shakopee, Minnesota. #20Years200Fellows
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@LoebAwards @joshchin @WSJ @mollycrabapple @MuseumModernArt @jduffyrice @theappeal @Justice_Podcast @Harvard_Law #2020NAFellow @patevangelista—a recipient of the @HRPressAwards, three @sopasia awards, and a 2018 finalist for the Osborn Elliott Prize for Journalism—is writing a book on the Philippine drug war. #20Years200Fellows
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"My suggestion as a parent and cybersecurity expert: lie" -@j_winterton for #humansofcybersecurity
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What would you name a new political party? . Join us for @leedrutman's book launch on the case for a multi-party system. 🗓️ Jan 8, 6:00pm-7:30pm.
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Welcome to @Todd_Park44, who today joins our board of directors and brings his knowledge of tech to the team!
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"How dare people talk about immigration but not its connection to race," says @joseiswriting about American citizenship. #RenewAmerica.
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Fatal attacks in U.S. since 9/11 by terrorists from Trump visa-restricted countries: zero.
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🎉🎉🎉. We're honored to announce that New America's New Practice Lab has been named a winner of @FastCompany’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Award in Politics & Policy!. New Practice Lab centers policy with delivery in mind. #FCWorldChangingIdeas
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How does our current work affect future possibilities? Find out next week as @FutureTenseNow welcomes @Annaleen, @LindaNagata, @TochiTrueStory, and the Department of Transportation's @SecretaryPete . 📌 Apr 20, 10:30am ET.
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Congratulations to our board chairman @Lenny_Mendonca on his appointment as Chief Economic and Business Advisor to California Governor @GavinNewsom.
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📣 The application for the 2025 Class of New America National Fellows (@NAFellows) is live!. Are you a storyteller looking for funding and a community of peers to help develop your next big idea? If so, then we want to hear from you!. 📝 Apply by Feb. 1!
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We’re excited to announce that @jsirons has joined @NewAmericaEd and @NewAmericaPIT as a Future of Work fellow! . His work will focus on #FutureofWork and labor policy which will further connect education, technologies, and the labor market .
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What’s next in #cybersecurity? . Next week, @CISAgov director Jen Easterly (@CISAJen) joins @peterbergencnn to discuss at the #FutureSecurityForum. 🗓️ Tues, Sept 13, 4:45pm ET.📌 RSVP today!.
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We'll be live tweeting conversation between @HassanRouhani and @FareedZakaria. Starting soon! #RouhaniUNGA @CNN.
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Congratulations to @NAFellows @DrMChatelain for winning the Pulitzer Prize for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America 🎉.
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How does our current work affect future possibilities? Find out next week as @FutureTenseNow welcomes @Annaleen, @LindaNagata, @TochiTrueStory, and the Department of Transportation's @SecretaryPete . 📌 Apr 20, 10:30am ET.
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Why you shouldn’t worry about the effects of giving your toddler an iPad. http://t.co/ydRrxluI2V
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Should Drones Have License Plates So Officials Can Police Them Like Cars? http://t.co/I60c38iSWl via @FutureTenseNow
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We're so excited to announce the Class of 2023 @NAFellows! 🎉 . These 15 talented individuals are bringing new, bold ideas about the most pressing issues of our day. Check out our thread and meet the class #2023NAFellows 👇
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If you want to understand domestic terrorism, your have to look at the homegrown extremists:
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🎉 A warm welcome to Future Tense's new editor: @susanthesquark!. A partnership of @Slate, @NewAmerica, and @ASU, @FutureTenseNow explores what’s next at the intersection of #science and #technology and what it means for our world. 🔗
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"There are Americans . doing great things to solve our public problems all the time, but very often their work is not visible." Read about the impact of citizen engagement from our own @cecmunoz, a reviewer for the @CitiesofService #EngagedCities Award.
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Janelle Monáe's album arrives at a time when the question of who does and doesn't count as American is particularly fraught—when millions of Americans are asking themselves where and how they belong, @HanaPassen writes.
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📣 If the U.S. is to succeed in a tech-centered future, developing the cybersecurity talent pipeline is a must. The #ShareTheMicInCyber program announces its inaugural class of fellows on Monday! @ChanBCG shares more about #STMICFellows2023.
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🎉 Congratulations to #2017NAFellow @AzmatZahra who has been named one of @CarnegieCorp’s 2020 Fellows! Through humanities & social sciences #CarnegieFellows help us better understand where we’ve been, where we’re going & the enduring challenges we face
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Its time we call the idea that our kids are in danger everywhere they go what it is: hysteria. http://t.co/fZFuwlC30Y
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Did you miss the live taping of @Undisclosedpod last week? You can still watch it on our site!
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#2022NAFellow Lauren Michele Jackson (@proseb4bros), a contributing writer with @NewYorker and professor at @NorthwesternU, is producing a series of essays on the myths and metaphors of chronic pain for her book BACK to be published by @AmistadBooks.
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#2021NAFellow @GayleCaleb is writing a book for @riverheadbooks about the history of the effects of American white supremacy on Black Native Americans. Emerging Voices Fellow @Demos_org, he researches & reports identity & voting rights. @arizonafuture
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#2025NAFellow & @EmCollective Fellow @keribla is a journalist writing about criminal justice & prison reform in the US. With work @latimes, @nbcnews, @BBC, @VICENews, and @wpmagazine, her current project is on the Dungeons & Dragons players of death row.
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A captured ISIS "bride" gives a sneak peak into the organization, and the view isn't pretty. http://t.co/0Dyy6Ety0L
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#2025NAFellow & @Future_of_War Fellow @sethharpesq is an investigative reporter and a contributing editor at @RollingStone. He is working on a book about drug trafficking in the US Army Special Forces.
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Thrilled to welcome Paul E. Butler as New America’s new president and chief transformation officer!
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Here is your ultimate #SWSW #cybersecurity reading guide. http://t.co/NwizoirmqJ
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Are you a female foreign policy expert looking to break through? Apply to this @fpinterrupted fellowship. http://t.co/GrShzaiufx.
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We are looking for storytellers! If you’re a writer, producer or creator, you should apply to be a Class of 2022 National Fellow. @NAFellows offers funding & a community of storytellers to support your idea💡. Apply by Feb 1st!.
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@LoebAwards @joshchin @WSJ @mollycrabapple @MuseumModernArt @jduffyrice @theappeal @Justice_Podcast @Harvard_Law @patevangelista @HRPressAwards @sopasia @PulitzerPrizes @suzyhans @NYTmag @gocjhunt @TheDailyShow @ITVSIndies @CAAM @Jazznheritage @danielalamasmd @BrighamWomens @harvardmed @ResidentFOX #2020NAFellow Vann R. Newkirk II is a staff writer at @TheAtlantic. He’s working on a book on the fates of some of the oldest black communities in the US in the paths of climate catastrophes, as well as a podcast about Hurricane Katrina. #20Years200Fellows
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Today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new Planetary Politics initiative, led by @CandaceRondeaux. @PlanetaryPol is a call to action for reimagining a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable global order. 🌍 Learn more:
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Since 9/11, domestic terrorist attacks inspired by far-right ideology have killed more people than those inspired by jihadists, a fact cited in @peterbergencnn’s testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security .
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Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation—and its welfare policies policies aren’t helping.
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From the archives: We sat down with @NAFellows' @KeishaBlain for a Q&A on her upcoming book and the impact Black women have had in shaping the human rights framework in the United States. 📜 #WomensHistoryMonth
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OUT TODAY: New report from @NewAmCyber’s @Laura_K_Bate takes a comprehensive look at the issues and questions that collectively make up the cybersecurity workforce development challenge.
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#2025NAFellow & Logan Fellow @MattCampbell is a reporter and editor for @BW who is working on a book called STEALING THE GODS about artifacts looted during the Cambodian civil war and laundered onto the international art market.
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We're pleased to announce @NewAmericaFPR's partnership with @DataKind, @asuresilience, @WFULawSchool, and @WSSURAMS’s CSEM! The project will map home and land loss across the U.S., and conduct on-the-ground research in Arizona, Indiana, & North Carolina.
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If you write, you must read @Jacob_Brogan on writing.
This brutal app deletes everything you’ve written if you pause for more than a few seconds
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#2025NAFellow & Shourie Family Fellow @senatormayukh is an award-winning writer whose project, BROWN HOLLYWOOD, will examine the history of South Asian immigration to America through the stories of performers in Hollywood.
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🎉 Congratulations to @NAFellows Julian Brave NoiseCat (@jnoisecat) (2022) and @EmilyKassie (2023)! They were awarded the Directing Award: U.S. Documentary at this year's @sundancefest for their film Sugarcane. 🎥 Read @Deadline's review of Sugarcane:
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#2025NAFellow @ceciliaballi is a journalist and anthropologist whose work has been featured in @NYTMag, @Harpers, & @CJR. She is working on a book about 3 of the country’s most talented and highly competitive high school mariachis in Starr County, Texas.
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21 experts respond to what the ISIS campaign teaches us about the future of war. http://t.co/z7Ex7y59xa
@DefenseOne
http://t.co/Z9Q6BF9A6S.
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Think you can improve US security policy? Then we want to hear from you! Tell us how you would tackle today's central security challenges for a chance to win! Visit our page for more information 👉 . 📌 Submit by June 25th
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🎙️ New podcast alert! . “No Way Home” tells the story of four Afghans in exile, one year after the Taliban’s takeover. Afghan storytellers from New America’s #AfghanistanObservatory Initiative share their experiences with @theintercept. Episode 1 out now:.
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In our 20th anniversary year, New America is pleased to announce our new board chair: Dr. @helenegayle, president and CEO of @ChiTrust! We also welcome new board members: @katherinegehl, @reidhoffman, and @aplusk. #NewAmericaTurns20
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“I write about race because I care about America.”. In a new @washingtonpost @PostOpinions piece, New America Senior Advisor @DrTedJ discusses why grappling with race is key to realizing the promise of America. 🤝
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