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New Report: Are Student Loans the Best We Can Do?
Guest Blog Post: This post is contributed by Willie Elliott, Director of the Assets and Education Initiative at the University of Kansas and Asset ...
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Essays on the Future of War
On January 22, 2014, Tom Ricks, a contributing editor for Foreign Policy magazine, a Senior Advisor on National Security at New America, and a memb...
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Congress Unites to Screw the Hungry
A new government report shows that millions of Americans are struggling to afford enough food. So why are Democrats and the GOP gutting food stamps?
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Governments need to regain trust of the governed
Government should partner with private companies and nonprofit groups to develop better ways to provide basic services. It should also establish op...
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The War Of Zeros And Ones
The security failure wasn’t because all Syrian radar officers turned traitor that night. Rather, their technology did.
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The (Not So) New Urban Sphere
In the 21st Century, digital technologies provide opportunities, and challenges for improving service delivery and quality of life in urban setting...
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No evidence of al-Qaeda's presence in India
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-09-08/news/53691397_1_counter-terrorism-zawahiri-isis
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Reflections and Realities from Iraq
http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-strikes-syria-reflections-realities-iraq/story?id=25304734
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Responding to Ebola
http://www.nytimes.com/times-insider/2014/09/07/responding-to-ebola-the-back-story/
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America Has an Unannounced ISIS Strategy, and It Involves Iran
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/06/america-s-secret-isis-strategy.html
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Should Airstrikes Against ISIS Continue?
http://wbaa.org/post/should-airstrikes-against-isis-continue
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ISIS threat to U.S. mostly hype
ISIS has Americans worried.But are such fears really justified? Despite the impression you may have had from listening to U.S. officials in recent ...
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What's the hot national security phrase of this week? Seems to be 'potential threat'
Matthew Olsen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, repeatedly used one phrase to describe the likelihood of Islamic State attacks...
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Privacy groups pressure Senate on NSA
“Based on these important improvements, a wide range of major technology companies and public interest groups spanning the political spectrum is ea...
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Welcome to the Future of War project!
Earlier this week, Arizona State University and the New America Foundation announced a joint project, the Future of War. The project combines the i...
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"Da Gou", China's Own Big Dog Robot
At a late August expo on unmanned technologies, NORINCO provided the first official look at a Chinese quadruped robot, officially named Mountainous...
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Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate To Hurry Up on USA FREEDOM Act, Slow Down On CISA
Washington, DC — Ahead of the Senate returning from the August recess this coming Monday, New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) sent a lett...
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Transferability of Postsecondary Credit Following Student Transfer or Coenrollment
Featured Report
According to a report recently released by the National Center for Education Statistics, 35% of (first-time/full-time) undergraduates enrolled in a...
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The FCC must protect against further consolidation
And preserve the open Internet we know and love
As a consumer of communications services, you’re undoubtedly concerned about monthly fees that seem to constantly creep upward; about the quality o...
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Asset Building News Week, September 1-5
The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news ...