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- article | October 20, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
New Interactive Map Visualizes Swing States in the Global Internet Governance Debate
OTI Releases New Resource Ahead of 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
As the 2014 International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference begins today in Busan, South Korea, New America’s Open Technol... -
6 things you need to read on the meat industry
New AmericaIn preparation for our event that will be broadcast on CSPAN on how America’s meat industry is returning to the Jungle on Monday, October 20th, her... -
Asset Building News Week, October 13-October 17
Retirement In Real Clear Markets this week, Robert Pozen described proposed rule changes from the U.S. Treasury that would increase flexibility for... -
How Income Share Agreements Could Play a Role in Higher Education Financing
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Betsy Prueter Nicholas BrockIn a recent paper from the Brookings Institution, Income Share Agreements (ISAs) are proposed as part of the solution to address rising higher educ... -
NSA Surveillance Costs and the Crypto Debate
Tech Companies Compete on Privacy Post-Snowden
While surveillance reform efforts in Congress are on pause until lawmakers return from the campaign trail in November, the costs of the NSA’s bulk ... - article | October 16, 2014
The Euro-Apprentice
Tamar JacobyAt last, unemployment is easing. But the latest low rate – hovering below 6 percent –obscures a deeper, longer-term problem: “skills mismatches” in... - article | October 16, 2014
Gaza’s Unseen Casualties
Brian K. BarberNew America Fellow Brian Barber describes what you need to know about the Gaza Strip that you can’t see in photographs and don’t hear enough about ... - article | October 16, 2014
The New Extremist Incubator
E.K.Being a foot soldier in the Lebanese Armed Forces surely ranks high on the list of unenviable professions. Aside from trying to maintain calm along... - article | October 16, 2014 | Breadwinning & Caregiving
Frozen II: The Tech Industry's Eggs
New AmericaIf you have children under the age of ten (or know anyone who does), you know at least one person who’s bought an Elsa costume for Halloween. But w... -
Regulatory Environments for Youth Savings in the Developing World: Identification and Control
This blog in our series Regulatory Environments for Youth Savings in the Developing World will address two critical barriers that youth in the deve... - article | October 16, 2014
The Kobani Domino Effect
Michael SoussanThe fate of the embattled Syrian town of Kobani, located right on the border with Turkey, has become intertwined with Kurdish movement for independ... - article | October 16, 2014
Syrian Women Know How to Defeat ISIS
Kristin Williams Michelle BarsaTo the Islamic State, Syrian women are slaves. To much of the rest of the world, they are victims. It’s time we expose their real identity: an unta... - article | October 16, 2014
Compete to Connect
If you live in an American city, chances are you're getting a raw deal -- paying more for broadband, and yet getting slower service, than your urba... - article | October 16, 2014
Building a Democropolis
New AmericaFrustration with state governments is a common feeling these days. Meanwhile, cities forging ahead, using digital technologies to transform citizen... - article | October 16, 2014 | Political Reform
The Future of Campaign Finance
New AmericaBy election day, an estimated $200 million in “dark money” will have flowed into the 2014 mid-term elections, more than any other election season w... -
By My Parent's Bootstraps
Emily RauscherThe story Americans tell ourselves about the American Dream—who gets ahead, and how, and what our own chances might be—obscures and even intentiona... -
Asset Building News Week, October 6-October 10
Work Last Friday was the first Friday of the month, which means the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs report for September. Gary Burtles... -
OTI Submits Projects for the Knight News Challenge
Two OTI projects promote greater data literacy, and better access for schools.
Last week, the Open Technology Institute took the lead on two proposals submitted to the Knight Foundation’s latest News Challenge, which is focuse... - article | October 09, 2014 | Breadwinning & Caregiving
Feminism at a Crossroad
It’s not just you. Feminism does seem to be getting weirder. On one hand, an increasingly diverse chorus of academic, pop culture, and male voices ... -
Regulatory Environments for Youth Savings in the Developing World Blog Series Launch
Creating fertile environments for youth savings at financial institutions in the developing world could certainly lower the threshold of profitabil... - article | October 09, 2014
Finding a Truce in the Teacher Wars
“Americans Want a Bar Exam for Teachers.” “More parents join suit to overturn tenure laws.” “Teachers’ Unions Under Fire.” Nearly every day, news h... - article | October 09, 2014
Silicon Valley Parents Send Their Kids Back to 1972
Lenore SkenazyMost school field trips are to places the students might never go on their own: A museum, a play, a nature preserve. The idea is to open kids wide ...