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US Government Clarifies Tech Authorizations under Iranian Sanctions
In complex sanctions regulations, a couple of words can make all the difference. That’s why, when the U.S. government made a few alterations and in...
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The Meat Racket
The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business
An investigative journalist takes you inside the corporate meat industry—a shocking, in-depth report every American should read. How much do you kn...
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Target an American with drones?
President Barack Obama is the first American president known to have authorized the assassination of a US citizen.
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The Up Side of Down
Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
Most new products fail. So do most small businesses. And most of us, if we are honest, have experienced a major setback in our personal or professi...
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Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates – Fall 2007 Cohort
The National Student Clearinghouse has issued a research brief looking at the six-year outcomes of students who first enrolled in postsecondary edu...
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This Lawsuit Threatens To End Walmart's Exploitative Ways
Last week President Obama urged businesses to “give America a raise.” But even if the minimum wage were raised, it wouldn’t necessarily help a huge...
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Postsecondary Institution Ratings System
New America submitted official comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the Department's planned Postsecondary Institution Ratings System. O...
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Book World: ‘HRC,’ Inside Clinton’s State Dept. and the Political Machine
Ah, public service, among the noblest of callings, pursued by selfless individuals who have laid aside greed, ego or other personal gain, devoting ...
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A terror group too brutal for al Qaeda?
When even al Qaeda publicly rejects you because you are too brutal, it's likely a reasonable indicator that you are. A long simmering dispute betwe...
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Next-Generation Connectivity for Schools and Libraries: What’s the word on E-rate and ConnectED?
Education technology advocates have gotten a big boost from President Obama in the past week. In a State of the Union speech which was sprinkled wi...
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Sharia Strategy: Rule of Law Replacing the State
Young and entrepreneurial, the Nusra Front is distinguishing itself among jihadis in pushing both for a coalitionist approach to the Syrian power v...
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Exploring Civic Innovation
Last Tuesday I co-hosted an event at New America with the Open Technology Institute and the Asset Building Program that explored civic innovations ...
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Shari’a Courts Move to the Battlefield
Jabhat al-Nusra Opens a Legal Front in the Syrian Civil War
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, head of the al-Qaeda aligned Jabhat al-Nusra, has become not only a consensus-building leader in the midst of Syrian chaos,...
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Federal Education Budget Update
Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations
Congress completed the fiscal year 2014 appropriations process on January 17, 2014, finalizing annual funding for Department of Education programs ...
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OTI Signs Letter to FCC to Reclassify Broadband
Today, New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) joined over 80 public interest, social justice, and grassroots advocacy groups in asking the F...
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A Profile of 2012 ACT-Tested High School Graduates: College Choice Report Part 2 Enrollment Patterns
ACT has recently released data on 2012 high school graduates who took the ACT and enrolled in college. The report focuses on student enrollment pat...
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The Most Judged Woman in America
That any American politician is truly self-made is a pretty hilarious notion. While some start out poor or disadvantaged, along the way every polit...
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Extending the Frontiers of Financial Inclusion to Children and Youth in Ghana
The conference came against the backdrop of ongoing efforts by the government to develop a national financial inclusion policy for the country. Thu...
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My Big Campus
A school in rural India is using a community wireless network to enhance the learning environment for first generation learners
Tamarind Tree School and Nomad India Network are two non-profit organizations based in rural Dahanu in the western Indian State of Maharashtra in I...
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Banking on a Future
Financial inclusion is a vital cause in developing and developed nations alike - from the countries where YouthSave works, to our own backyard here...
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Subprime Learning: Opportunities for Young Children Stagnated After Great Recession, Report Finds
In wake of financial crash triggered by subprime lending, too many children in America experienced subprime learning
Washington, DC – In the past five years, pre-K enrollments in the United States have not substantially increased, high-quality affordable child car...