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🎉 New America is excited to announce the 2026–2028 Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN) cohort!EDRN supports state and ...
06/01/2026

🎉 New America is excited to announce the 2026–2028 Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN) cohort!

EDRN supports state and local partners working to improve eviction data access, strengthen collaboration, and advance housing stability efforts.

We look forward to working with this year’s cohort and sharing their progress along the way.

05/28/2026

Could proportional representation help break the cycle of increasingly partisan redistricting?

In a recent episode of The Ezra Klein Show, New America Senior Fellow Lee Drutman discusses the growing “gerrymandering war” and why embracing proportional representation could reshape the way Americans are represented in Congress.

05/27/2026

“You only get one life and I don't want to miss out on important family moments.”

That’s what one mom shared in the 2026 National Parent Survey, fielded by New America’s New Practice Lab.

Nearly 5,500 parents of young children told us what they want their lives to look like—and the findings are clear:

👶 72% want more time with their kids
đź’µ 66% say higher wages would help most
🍼 55% wish they had more leave after birth
🏡 Families want flexible support that reflects real life

Too often, families are talked about instead of listened to. This report changes that.

America's safety net is broken—not because supports don't exist but because they're not designed around the families the...
05/27/2026

America's safety net is broken—not because supports don't exist but because they're not designed around the families they were meant to serve.

Jessica Weeden and Jacklynn Pham of the New Practice Lab at New America unpack how centering flexibility, ease of access, and compassion can serve as a critical roadmap for designing family-centered policies and programs that actually work.

Tens of thousands of affordable homes already exist around Cincinnati, but many sit functionally off-limits to working f...
05/26/2026

Tens of thousands of affordable homes already exist around Cincinnati, but many sit functionally off-limits to working families.

In a new piece, Tim Robustelli examines why expanding access to mortgage and home repair financing could be a cheaper, quicker, and greener strategy for boosting the city’s housing supply ahead of anticipated population growth driven by climate migration.

Upcoming at New America📅 5/27 Unreasonable Women➡️➡️ Drawing on seven years of unprecedented research and on-the-ground ...
05/22/2026

Upcoming at New America

đź“… 5/27 Unreasonable Women

➡️➡️ Drawing on seven years of unprecedented research and on-the-ground reporting in U.S. prisons, Unreasonable Women is the story of women and violence in America and how survivors are targeted for prosecution.

📅 6/3 Inclusion in Youth Apprenticeship – Supporting Youth with Disabilities

➡️➡️ In 2020, 20% of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions had a disability. Join NAPE for a webinar exploring gaps in access and their root causes

đź“… 6/5 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World

➡️➡️ Join author Liaquat Ahamed to discuss his new book that follows the buildup and aftermath of the crisis of 1873.

đź“… 6/9 Rediscovering Kindergarten: Embracing Play and Joy in Learning

➡️➡️ Explore why high-quality kindergarten is both possible and necessary with author and Senior Fellow Laura Bornfreund in conversation with the Hechinger Report’s Christina Samuels.

On a new episode of The Ezra Klein Show, New America Senior Fellow Lee Drutman discusses the growing "gerrymandering war...
05/21/2026

On a new episode of The Ezra Klein Show, New America Senior Fellow Lee Drutman discusses the growing "gerrymandering war" and why proportional representation could help break the cycle of increasingly partisan redistricting and reshape how Americans are represented in Congress.

🎧 Listen to Lee's conversation with Ezra Klein on The Ezra Klein Show: https://nyti.ms/3PEBffw

American political parties have become hollow fundraising machines, disconnected from the communities they claim to repr...
05/18/2026

American political parties have become hollow fundraising machines, disconnected from the communities they claim to represent. Voters across the political spectrum are losing faith.

In a new publication for New America's Democratic Futures issue area, Tabatha Abu El-Haj examines the Working Families Party in New York as a blueprint for better party-building.

The takeaway? Stronger parties start with deeper community ties, not bigger donors.

What happens when strangers come together to shape the future of their city?Lexington’s first civic assembly brought str...
05/15/2026

What happens when strangers come together to shape the future of their city?

Lexington’s first civic assembly brought strangers together for a transformative experience, proving democracy works best when everyday people have a voice.

We treat time like a resource to be maximized. But what if that's the wrong frame entirely?Writer and community organize...
05/14/2026

We treat time like a resource to be maximized. But what if that's the wrong frame entirely?

Writer and community organizer Anna Mercury considers what it means to build an economy where time is measured not in productivity, but in care.

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