In The News
- in the news | January 31, 2015 | Fellows
Romney not running in 2016, a decision that could help Christie
"Both men are competing for to be the Republican-in-a-blue-state candidate who can appeal to a broad coalition and who is most concerned with fisca... - in the news | January 31, 2015 | International Security
Suspected U.S. drone strike kills al Qaeda militants in Yemen
New AmericaNineteen U.S. drone strikes killed 124 militants and four civilians in Yemen in 2014, according to the New America Foundation, which maintains a da... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Future of War
New White House Hostage Rescue Strategy MIA
The administration has consistently maintained that the Bergdahl swap was not a deal worked out with terrorists and doesn’t affect its policy again... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Future of War
Life in the Digital Age
In this half-hour CUNY TV special, we explore the ramifications of the digital world. When almost all of our correspondence, communication and pers... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
The World-Wide Muzzle and What to Do About It
Our current project, Ranking Digital Rights, plans to hold companies accountable. While organizations such as Freedom House and the World Wide Web ... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
AWS-3 Auction Closes With Record $44.9B in Bids; Wheeler Still Eyeing Early 2016 Incentive Auction
“We disagree that the AWS-3 auction outcome is a trend to celebrate,” he said. “The US Government sucking $45 billion in capital out of the wireles... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Fellows
2012 GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney Will Not Run For President In 2016
"Certainly good news for Chris Christie,” Princeton University Public Affairs Professor Julian Zelizer told WCBS 880’s Jim Smith. “They’re competin... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Asset Building
How to expand middle-class college savings
New AmericaPioneering work by Ray Boshara of the St. Louis Federal Reserve and the New America Foundation has led to numerous innovations by states and nonpro... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Fellows
Obama, GOP leaders should take page from LBJ playbook
Starting with Johnson’s first State of the Union address, Jan. 8, 1964, the immediate struggle was over taxes and spending, I learned from a spirit... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Fellows
Please don't let 'Selma' become a political football
Let's hope that those who seek to turn this debate about "Selma" into accusation and slander, such as dismissing all criticism about the treatment ... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
No, strong net neutrality rules will not lead to a UN takeover of the Internet
In the end, it's clear that the net net neutrality debate has both a domestic and an international political dimension — but it's important that we... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | Future of War
Next Generation of Chinese Space Vehicles Begins Its Long March (By Standing Up)
Peter Warren SingerOn the tropical island Hainan, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center got its very first heavy rocket. The Long March 7 (LM-7), built by the China Aerosp... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Dallas Case May Weaken Americans’ Ability to Fight Discrimination
“In my mind, [these practices are not] the type of rampant racism in housing markets during the time when redlining was part of the assessment of p... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | International Security
Yemen’s Silver Lining
The uncertainty in Yemen should convince Washington to reevaluate its al-Qaeda strategy. But with the Huthis sure to spar with AQAP, America might ... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | Future Tense
First-Class Flyers Get to Try Virtual Reality, Coach Passengers Stuck in Real Reality
The Australian airline Qantas, in partnership with Samsung Electronics Australia, just announced that it will offer virtual-reality technology on s... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | Breadwinning & Caregiving
Parental Leave Could be for Dad, Too
Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of the New America Foundation, said offering paternity leave would mean more workplace equality for women a... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | International Security
Did an Armed Chinese-made Drone Just Crash in Nigeria
Peter Warren SingerAs the brutal Boko Haram insurgency has entered its 7th year in Nigeria, the relationship between the government and China has deepened. In many wa... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | International Security
Focus on Afghanistan, not Kashmir, India and Pakistan urged
Anatol Lieven"The Pakistani Taliban was more dangerous six years back. Since 2009, military offensives have pushed it back and there is a situation now where th... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
House panel says tech firms need to help more on terror
"I don't think law is going to solve the problem, but I'm also quite leery of just generally saying 'OK, social media companies, you just police ev... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | Fellows
Lobbying tapered off in 2014 amid congressional gridlock
"There’s a lot of value to continuing to show up and build relationships,” Drutman said. “Politics is not a vending machine. You don’t know what wi... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | Fellows
The Transformative Agenda of LBJ
In The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society, Julian E. Zelizer argues that Johnson spearheaded the... - in the news | January 27, 2015 | Asset Building
The Wrong Time to Get Rid of 529s
President Obama’s message in the State of the Union was clear: Wealth should be taxed to ease the burden on the middle class. Then why would the pr...