New America

A person typing on a laptop. A Defense One article overlay titled "Men lie, strategies lie—numbers don't" by Peter W. Singer, dated February 12, 2026.

The image shows a news article from The Washington Post with the headline "America's mistrust is misplaced. Minneapolis shows why." by Theodore R. Johnson, dated February 11, 2026. In the background, there are several people wearing helmets and protective gear.

The image features an article from "Inside Higher Ed" dated January 26, 2026, titled "The Rise of Degree Apprenticeships." It highlights research from New America.

New America experts in the news:

1️⃣ Peter W. Singer for @defenseone.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4s24pms

2️⃣ Ted Johnson for @washingtonpost.com https://wapo.st/4s7qz6U

3️⃣ @educationwork.newamerica.org research featured in @insidehighered.com https://bit.ly/3OEVzfZ

This image is a promotional poster for an event by New America, featuring W.J. Hennigan and Amy J. Nelson. It includes their photos and mentions a discussion titled "When Nuclear Danger Becomes Background Noise." The event is scheduled for March 4th, at 12 pm ET, online.

Join @wjhenn.bsky.social of @nytopinion.nytimes.com and New America's @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social for a virtual conversation about nuclear risk and threat complacency.

📅 Join us: March 4 at 12 pm ET https://go.newamerica.org/when-nuclear-danger-becomes-noise-5

This is an image of a blog post titled "Spotlighting Gender, Work, Family, and Care at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival." It includes a photo of a group of people seated and engaged in discussion. Below the title, the author is listed as Jasmine Heyward, Entertainment Initiative Senior Associate at Better Life Lab. There is a "Better Life Lab" button at the bottom.

Last month, the Re-Scripting Gender, Work, Family, and Care initiative at New America attended the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

Catch the full recap and see how they’re helping creatives reflect real lived experiences on screen.

🎞️ https://go.newamerica.org/2026-sundance-review-5

The image is a blog post excerpt centered around a quote discussing insurance as a manifestation of the climate crisis in daily lives. Below the quote is a circular photograph and text identifying Moira Birss as a Senior Fellow at the Climate and Community Institute. A button labeled "The Rooftop" is at the bottom right.

An article titled "Disaster Insurance for All: Our Proposal for Reforming Property Insurance" by Moira Birss. The background image shows houses surrounded by floodwaters under a cloudy sky.

Moira Birss of the Climate and Community Institute explores a bold proposal to reform property insurance while reducing risk from escalating disasters.

🏘️ Read the The Rooftop blog: https://go.newamerica.org/reforming-property-insurance-5

Cover of a report titled "Mapping the Landscape of Degree Apprenticeship: Expanding a Promising Model for Mobility" by Lancy Downs, Braden Goetz, and Ivy Love. The cover features images of diverse individuals against a grid pattern. A button labeled "Education Policy" is at the bottom.

In a first-of-its-kind overview, the Center of Education and Labor considers where apprenticeship opportunities exist, what they look like, and what design elements make apprenticeship programs strong.

🛠️ @educationwork.newamerica.org https://go.newamerica.org/landscape-of-degree-apprenticeship-5

Cover of a report titled "Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Security Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N)." The image shows a submarine underwater with a missile being launched. Authors listed are Amy J. Nelson and Mariam Kvaratskhelia

Would SLCM-N meaningfully strengthen U.S. security?

Research from New America's Future Security Scenarios Lab suggests its impact depends less on the weapon itself and more on how it is perceived and used.

☢️ https://go.newamerica.org/when-nuclear-danger-becomes-noise-5

Podcast episode titled "Tech and Labor" featuring Amanda Ballantyne. Includes the New America logo with an abstract design of a government building and the podcast title "Democracy Deciphered".

Amanda Ballantyne joins New America’s Democracy Deciphered podcast to explore how AI will impact the future of work and what history offers as guidance.

🎧 Listen: https://go.newamerica.org/democracy-deciphered-tech-and-labor-5

The image is a promotional poster for an event titled "When Nuclear Danger Becomes Background Noise: A Conversation with W.J. ('Bill') Hennigan and Amy J. Nelson." It includes portraits of two individuals and a date marked as "Mar 04." The event is online at 12 pm ET, with the New America organization's website at the bottom.

Book cover titled "The Great Game" by Andrés Martinez is displayed. It features a green background with a soccer ball and a football. Event details: April 9, 12 PM ET, online. Website: newamerica.org/events.

Upcoming at New America

📅 3/4 When Nuclear Danger Becomes Background Noise: A Conversation with @wjhenn.bsky.social and @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social

📅 4/9 The Great Game

📅 https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5 #NewAmericaEvents

A family of four stands outside a house with a porch and greenery. A text box on the right displays "MAR 02" and below it reads: "A Quarter of U.S. Homes Cost Under $200,000. Why Can't Families Buy Them?" The bottom of the image notes the event is online at 1 pm ET and includes the New America website link.

The image is a promotional poster for an event titled "When Nuclear Danger Becomes Background Noise: A Conversation with W.J. ('Bill') Hennigan and Amy J. Nelson." It includes portraits of two individuals and a date marked as "Mar 04." The event is online at 12 pm ET, with the New America organization's website at the bottom.

Upcoming at New America

📅 3/2 A Quarter of U.S. Homes Cost Under $200,000. Why Can’t Families Buy Them?

📅 3/4 When Nuclear Danger Becomes Background Noise: A Conversation with @wjhenn.bsky.social and @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social

📅 https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5 #NewAmericaEvents

A digital article from Just Security titled "Is the U.S. Conducting Air Strikes Against Al Qaeda in Yemen?" by David Sterman, posted on February 12, 2026. The background shows a military plane in flight.

An article from The Washington Post titled "One in 4 people are behind on student loans. These groups blame Trump." The article highlights Sarah Sattelmeyer, Project Director on the Higher Education program at New America. The background features various international currency notes.

New America experts in the news:

1️⃣ @davidsterman.bsky.social for @justsecurity.org https://bit.ly/4b256Xa

2️⃣ Sarah Sattelmeyer quoted in @washingtonpost.com https://wapo.st/4tNAJes

This image shows an article from Slate, dated January 27, 2026, titled "I Study Male Caregivers. I Recognized Something in Alex Pretti." The author is Haley Swenson, a Research & Writing Fellow at New America's Better Life Lab. A stethoscope is partially visible at the bottom.

An online news article from Capital B, dated February 4, 2026, titled "Texas Senate Primary Erupts After 'Mediocre Black Man' Remark." It mentions that New America Senior Advisor Ted Johnson is quoted. The background shows a cityscape with a bridge over a river and trees.

New America experts in the news:

1️⃣ Haley Swenson for @slate.com https://bit.ly/40nB4ac

2️⃣ @drtedj.bsky.social featured in @capitalb.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4qMDSbG

Upcoming events at New America are listed. - February 24: "The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s." Online at 12 pm ET. - March 3: "In Sickness and In Health." Online at 12 pm ET. - April 1: "The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model." In Charleston, SC, at 9 am ET. Website: newamerica.org/events

Upcoming at New America

📅 2/24 The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s

📅 3/3 In Sickness and In Health

📅 4/1 The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

📅 https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5 #NewAmericaEvents

A person using an adaptive technology device with a joystick. The text on the image reads: "How to Make Emerging Tech Work for Communities with Disabilities" by Keáh Sharma, Carrie Gillispie, and An-Me Chung.

Technology, including AI, can be both a lifeline and a barrier.

Our Teaching, Learning & Tech team hears from users with disabilities as they explain how accessible design transforms tech from an obstacle to a tool.

💻 https://go.newamerica.org/ai-tech-inclusion-disabilities-design-5

A person wearing an orange work outfit gestures while standing on a ship deck. Surrounding them are maritime equipment and machinery under a sunny sky. Below the image, text reads: "Digital Futures Symposium 2025 - Event Recap," with "Planetary Politics" at the bottom.

If the U.S. and China control the AI stack and the EU sets digital rules, where does that leave Africa?

🛠️ Explore how emerging economies can secure genuine agency in shaping global AI systems: https://go.newamerica.org/africas-role-in-the-ai-supply-chain-5

A group of three people stand together, talking. One holds a cup, while another wears a beanie and gestures with a hand. The background features simple icons and a plain surface. The text below reads, "Putting Pregnancy, Abortion, and Care into Context on Screen" by Vicki Shabo and Steph Herold. The bottom reads "Better Life Lab."

Better Life Lab’s Re-Scripting Gender, Work, Family, and Care initiative breaks down what audiences are seeing and takeaways for storytellers to consider in how their characters in TV and film navigate reproductive health.

📺 https://go.newamerica.org/pregnancy-abortion-and-care-on-screen-5

A blog post titled "Markets Where Land Is Expensive Must Densify. Everywhere Else Must Bring Down Construction Costs." by Alexei Alexandrov. The background shows tall residential buildings in teal tones. The bottom left features the New America logo, and the bottom right has a button labeled "The Rooftop."

Alexei Alexandrov breaks down the challenges of the current housing market into two distinct groups and proposes metrics to evaluate popular housing affordability solutions.

🏠 Read The Rooftop blog: https://go.newamerica.org/markets-where-land-is-expensive-5

The image contains a quote: 'The headlines around TikTok may pass, but the damage to our civic pillars and institutions will not be quickly undone.' Decorative lines are drawn on the background.

The image shows a TikTok logo on a sign, with a building in the background. Below, there is text reading: "Trump's TikTok Deal Is Less About Security, and More About Consolidating Power" by Lilian Coral.

In a new piece for The Thread, @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org's @lcoral.bsky.social breaks down the TikTok deal, what it means for users, & what it reveals about the Trump administration’s efforts to consolidate power online.

🕒 https://go.newamerica.org/trump-tiktok-deal-harms-american-privacy-5

$10 Million to Advance AI By and For People

Exciting news: We're part of the cohort of organizations that have received a generous grant from @macfound.org to build a more human(e) future in which AI is shaped by and for people! Learn more: www.macfound.org/press/press-...

A person working on rebuilding a roof in a construction area, with a landscape and trees in the background. The image is part of an article titled "After the LA Wildfires: Labor Organizer Saket Soni on the Climate Disaster Economy" by Saket Soni.

In a recent interview for The Thread, New America Fellow Saket Soni talks about his forthcoming book Hurricane Hustlers, the state of disaster readiness in the U.S., and lessons learned from California.

💬 https://go.newamerica.org/year-after-la-wildfires-5

The Demand Machine: The Realities of AI-Powered Public Service Artificial intelligence will increase demand for government services before it increases efficiency.

#AI can create efficiencies in public systems, but it can also be a “demand machine,” amplifying citizens’ unmet needs.

RethinkAI’s @mai-ling1.bsky.social and Neil Kleiman recommend what an adaptation plan should include in response to these increased pressures of AI.

Read now: bit.ly/4qwuZTM

A crowd of graduates wearing caps and gowns is shown from above. Overlaying the image is an article from The New York Times dated January 13, 2026, titled "The Lie That Elite Colleges, and a Nation, Wanted to Believe" by New America's Kevin Carey, Vice President of Education and Work.

Image of a webpage from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, dated February 4, 2026. The headline reads, "The experts comment: New START expires, bringing both risks and opportunities." It highlights that New America's Amy J. Nelson contributes to a Bulletin compendium. The background shows an outdoor scene with a blurred radiation warning sign.

New America experts in the news:

1️⃣ @kevincarey1.bsky.social's recent higher ed book review published in @nytimes.com https://nyti.ms/4qrTrFu

2️⃣ @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social contributes to a @thebulletin.org compendium https://bit.ly/4kwXMWO

Upcoming events at New America. February 11: Apprenticeship for Economically Disadvantaged Youth, online at 1 PM ET. February 19: Empire of Madness, online at 12 PM ET. February 21: Comically American, in Virginia Beach, VA, at 7 PM ET.

Upcoming at New America

📅 2/11 Economic Opportunities: Apprenticeship for Economically Disadvantaged Youth

📅 2/19 Empire of Madness

📅 2/21 Comically American

📅 https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5 #NewAmericaEvents

Currency notes form the background for a NOTUS interview announcement dated Jan 23, 2026. The headline asks about the issue, trend, or crisis that will dominate global economic news in the coming year. It mentions that New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter offers her perspective in the NOTUS Forum.

A digital article from The Guardian titled "She's 14 and she's moved 26 times. The US housing crisis has families like hers 'running in place'" by Brigid Schulte, Director of New America's Better Life Lab, dated January 23, 2026. The background shows the exterior of residential buildings.

New America experts in the news:

1️⃣ New America CEO @slaughteram.bsky.social offers her perspective in @notus.com https://bit.ly/4bbzC1t

2️⃣ @brigidschulte.bsky.social for @theguardian.com https://bit.ly/4qfAOok

Trump’s TikTok and the Growing State of Authoritarianism Lilian Coral explains the Trump TikTok deal, what it means for users, and what it reveals about the administration’s efforts to consolidate power online.

The sale of #TikTok reveals something deeper about the rise of #authoritarianism in the #digital era. Read the latest piece from @newamerica.org's VP of Tech & Democracy, @lcoral.bsky.social, to learn more: www.newamerica.org/the-thread/t...

Lee Drutman pictured standing outside, featured in an article on The Washington Post. The article highlights New America Senior Fellow Lee Drutman as a "Post Next 50" and discusses a multiparty system. An American flag waves in the background. The article date is February 9, 2026.

🎊 New America Senior Fellow @leedrutman.bsky.social has been named as a "Post Next 50".

The annual selection by the @washingtonpost.com highlights people who are actively reshaping how America thinks, works, connects and creates.

🌟 https://wapo.st/4cjQeVd

The experts comment: New START expires, bringing both risks and opportunities Experts share their concern about the no-rules, no-inspections period that opens when New START expires on Thursday. They also see an opportunity to adapt arms control to a multipolar world.

Today, New START expires without replacement, ending the U.S.–Russia strategic nuclear arms treaty era — not arms control itself.

In @thebulletin.org I examine why managing uncertainty, rather than restoring past models, must now be a priority.

thebulletin.org/2026/02/the-...

Applications are open for the State Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN), supported by the Ballmer Group.

EDRN will support 10 state partners from 2026–2028 to strengthen eviction data systems. Applications due March 3, 2026.

🏠 https://go.newamerica.org/request-for-applications-EDRN-2026-5

Three individuals stand on a stage, with one at a podium displaying the seal of the President of the United States. The backdrop features flags. The text on the image reads: "What Happens When the President Can Ignore International Law? We're About to Find Out, Again." By: Candace Rondeaux.

A quote on a dark background reads, "“The legal architecture of [Maduro’s capture] exposes a long-standing truth: American exceptionalism has always depended on selective enforcement." Decorative lines are present in the corners.

The capture and prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blur the lines between international legal norms & acts of war.

Candace Rondeaux of Future Frontlines examines what happens when Trump ignores international law.

🗺️ https://go.newamerica.org/trump-maduro-international-law-conflict-5

Digital sovereignty starts with infrastructure, not algorithms. When the US & China control every layer of AI infrastructure, where’s the agency for emerging economies?

Watch highlights from the third annual Digital Futures Symposium.

🛰️ More: https://go.newamerica.org/ai-africa-tech-politics-5

Upcoming events at New America. - February 4: "Confronting Harmful Rhetoric and Policy at HHS," online at 12 PM ET. - February 6: "The Wall Dancers," online at 12 PM ET. - February 10: "A Conversation with Kay Firth-Butterfield," online at 1 PM ET. For more information, visit newamerica.org/events.

Upcoming at New America

📅 2/4 Confronting Harmful Rhetoric and Policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

📅 2/6 The Wall Dancers

📅 2/10 Coexisting with AI: Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World

📅 https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5