Creating Jobs is Not Enough
Other Solutions Needed to Help More Americans Get to the Middle Class & Stay There July 6, 2012 Washington, DC - Both Republicans and Democrats have made this election about one thing: jobs. But...
View ArticleComprehensive Education Funding Database Updated
New Data Available for Nearly All U.S. Higher Education Institutions July 9, 2012 The New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project announced Monday an update to its education funding...
View ArticleAmerican Entrepreneurship Declining
Number of New Entrepreneurs Has Dropped by More Than 50 Percent Over Last Generation July 10, 2012 Washington, D.C. - America's entrepreneurial activity has, by many measures, sharply declined over...
View ArticleTuesday: Roll Out of The Campaign to Fix the Debt
July 16, 2012 Washington, DC - On Tuesday, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget will officially launch The Campaign to Fix the Debt with an event at the National Press Club. This...
View ArticleM-Lab Supports Call for FCC to Commit to Openness and Transparency in...
July 18, 2012 Washington DC - Today, over 60 preeminent researchers for network and Internet measurement sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski urging the FCC...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Internet Censorship Rampant in Uzbekistan
Country's Government Says Internet Is as Great of a Threat as a Nuclear Bomb July 18, 2012 Washington, DC - Citizens of Uzbekistan, a brutally repressive former Soviet republic in Central Asia, face...
View ArticleHertsgaard: Why Aren't Parents Protecting Their Kids From Climate Change?
Today's Youth Will Face Hottest Climate in Civilization's 10,000-year History July 18, 2012 This summer's deadly heat, drought, wildfires and storms are evidence of major climate change, scientists...
View ArticleLongman: Americans Should Be Issued a Stakeholder Account at Birth
Tells MSNBC Accounts Would Help Fund College, Homeownership and Retirement July 18, 2012 Washington, DC - To support long-term financial security, the United States should open savings accounts for...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Internet Slower, More Expensive in Major U.S. Cities Compared to...
Lack of Competition Results in U.S. Consumers Paying More for Less July 19, 2012 Washington, DC — Americans in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC are paying higher prices...
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Former State Department Policy Advisor to Join New America's OTI
Ben Scott To Serve As Institute’s Senior Advisor July 23, 2012 Washington, DC — The New America Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Ben Scott, former policy advisor for innovation to U.S. Secretary...
View ArticleNEW DATA: Teens in Poor Nations Seek to Save More Money For the Future
New Research Explains Savings Habits of Young People in Developing Nations July 26, 2012 Washington, DC — Teens in poor nations want to save larger amounts of money over the long-term in secure places...
View ArticleOTI Urges FCC to Give Consumers More Control Over Personal Data Collected by...
Argues Providers Should Have to Ask Customers’ Permission July 31, 2012 Washington, DC — On Monday, the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute (OTI), joined by seven public interest and...
View ArticleOTI Director Featured in Documentary on SOPA/PIPA
Al Jazeera Film Covers The Largest Online Protest in U.S. History August 9, 2012 Sascha Meinrath, New America vice president and director of its Open Technology Institute, is featured in Al Jazeera's...
View ArticleCalabrese on DOJ Approval of Verizon/Cable Deal
Calls for FCC Conditions to Preserve Wireless Competition August 16, 2012 Washington, DC — Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Project at the New America Foundation’s Open Technology...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: OTI on the FCC's Approval of Verizon-Cable Deal
August 23, 2012 Washington, DC — Today, the Federal Communications Commission officially approved Verizon’s acquisition of $3.9 billion in prime AWS spectrum licenses from a consortium of cable...
View ArticleStephen Burd: Fire the Student Loan Debt Collection Companies
College Loan "Repo" Firms Misinform, Harass Those Late on Loan Payments, Education Expert Finds August 27, 2012 Washington, DC — More and more student loan borrowers are falling behind on their...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: A Different Kind of College Ranking
New America’s Kevin Carey Guest Edits Washington Monthly College Guide August 27, 2012 Washington, DC — Washington Monthly magazine released today its annual College Guide, guest edited by Kevin...
View ArticleADVISORY: Future Tense Collaborating on Open Data Conference & Hackathon in...
Will Explore How to Make Government Information More Freely Available August 30, 2012 Future Tense — a partnership between New America, Slate magazine, and Arizona State University — is helping to...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Credit Hour the Source of Many Problems in Higher Education
Report Offers Policy Solutions to Shift From Measuring Seat Time to Learning September 5, 2012 Washington, DC — The basic currency of higher education — the credit hour — represents the root of many...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Poverty Numbers Released Today Show Need for Strong Social Safety Net
September 12, 2012 Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2011 estimates of income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States. The release shows 15 percent of...
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