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The Chinese Army Gets a Smart Grenade Launcher for Christmas
What makes the system so appealing is how it combines the rapid fire action of an assault rifle with a programmable, multipurpose 20mm grenade laun...
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In 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle
Mr. Goel said the focus in Washington shifted to a question already preoccupying the White House: “Is this going to lead to a war between Pakistan ...
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Sony hack fallout: What can the U.S. do against North Korea?
And it's not just about cybersecurity. It's about how to punish and deter what's pretty much a pariah state whom the U.S. has struggled to punish a...
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Serial has an ending, but it's not the end
“I wasn’t sure if this radio thing would work for us. I needed someone who could build a career on breaking this story,” Rabia told Dawn.com.
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At 107, a Buffalo Bills Fan Who Sees It All
As one of six grandchildren reared within this prove-your-worth dynamic, I have long searched for a way to understand the inner workings of this wo...
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US weighs options for response to North Korea
President Obama has promised a proportionate response to North Korea after the Sony cyber attack. New America Foundation's Tara Maller, GlobalPost'...
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Asset Building News Week, December 15 – December 19
Wealth Inequality and the Racial Wealth Gap According to new analysis from the Pew Research Center "The wealth gap between America’s high income gr...
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Asset Building News Week, January 5 - January 9
Retirement Justin King and Elliot Schreur of New America’s Asset Building Program posited a question: “Could 2015 be the year that marks a turning ...
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Student Debt and the Class of 2013
Featured Report
The Institute for College Access and Success published its ninth annual report on the cumulative student loan debt of recent graduates from four-ye...
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Still waiting on Sony hack attribution – Dark net more dangerous following FBI takedown – Home Depot breach to cost community banks $90M
Cyber watchers are waiting for the big announcement that may — or may not — come today, attributing the Sony hack to the North Korean state. The Ne...
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The Wrong Way to Respond to the Snowden Revelations
A recent study from New America’s Open Technology Institute and the Global Public Policy Institute examines the wide range of proposals that origin...
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Sony Hack: Three Lessons Learned for Corporations
Peter Singer, author of “Cybersecurity and Cyberwar,” and senior fellow at New America Foundation, discusses the hacking attack on Sony Pictures re...
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What you should know about the ABLE Act
For many Americans living with disabilities, it has been a good week: now that the Senate passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act ...
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OTI & WiFu Opposition To Hotel Industry Wi-Fi Blocking Petition
The Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation joined Public Knowledge in submitting opposition comments to the Federal Communications...
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The Rise of Extreme Daycare Podcast
As wealth inequality in America reaches new heights and wage growth for the middle and lower classes remains stagnant, more and more Americans are ...
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The Paternity Leave Stimulus
Rodrigo Neves wasn’t expecting a fight. After the city council of Niteroi, Brazil passed a new law earlier this month extending Brazil’s nationally...
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One Teacher's Signature Move
Despite increases in access to education in Pakistan, the country still has the third highest out-of-school population in the world. And, with even...
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Why Climate Change Isn’t Sputnik
Here we go again. Another year, another inconclusive climate change summit. The grim reality haunting the talks that recently wrapped up in Lima is...
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The New Old Black-Jewish Alliance
It was Sunday morning, and I was in church. Being Jewish, this is not how I typically spend my weekends, but attending Washington, DC’s Nineteenth ...
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Decorating Your Holiday Bookshelf
Whether you’re Christmas shopping at the last minute or looking to ring in 2015 with a good book, New America’s got you covered with a cornucopia o...
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Retiring a National Crisis?
You’re 70 years old, and you have a choice. Do you pay your heating bill– or for prescription drugs? Do you stay in a home you can no longer afford...
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Instead of Re-Drawing the Map, Let’s Transform Our Borders
Should we re-draw our borders? This question keeps coming up whenever societies or groups of people face existential national threats or serious ch...