Gig work offers flexibility. But for workers in Chicago's North Lawndale, it too often means no safety net, no recourse when pay is withheld, and no community.
New America's CivicSpace asks: why should gig workers have to choose?
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@newamerica.org@newamerica.orgRebuilding American democracy will require stronger channels between government and the public. A new report from New America’s Reconstructing Democracy Project offers recommendations for making public participation meaningful.
🗳️ https://go.newamerica.org/public-participation-policymaking-5
@newamerica.orgReading together is a low-barrier, high-reward way for families to connect.
Sarah Gilliland explores how public libraries and book donation programs like Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library can make reading more accessible.
📚 Read The Thread: https://go.newamerica.org/parent-library-card-5
@newamerica.orgPolicy expert Richard Davis Jr. breaks down what our research w/ @evictionlab.bsky.social at @princeton.edu indicates about housing insecurity among parenting students.
🏫 Learn more about @educationwork.newamerica.org's Student Parent Initiative: http://go.newamerica.org/student-parent-initiative-5
@newamerica.orgAt this year’s Future Security Forum, policymakers, journalists, military leaders, & scholars considered what America’s post-9/11 wars have taught us. Have those lessons been applied to strengthen global security?
🔐 Key takeaways from the event: https://go.newamerica.org/25-years-after-9-11-5
@educationwork.newamerica.orgReposted by @newamerica.orgStable housing is critical to #StudentParent success, but too many face the threat of eviction.
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Here, our policy expert Richard Davis Jr. breaks down what our research with the @evictionlab.bsky.social indicates about housing insecurity among this student population.
@zahavastadler.bsky.socialReposted by @newamerica.orgGreat virtual event tomorrow for those interested in #disabilityrights, #votingrights, and democratic health/civic participation, organized by my @newamerica.org colleague @carriegill.bsky.social and ft @leedrutman.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social @thetattooedjew.com @sydneysaubestre.bsky.social
@newamerica.orgUpcoming at New America
📅 9/30 Policy Advocacy for Nonprofit Leaders in Chicago
📅 9/30 Book Talk | How We See It
📅 #NewAmericaEvents https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5
@newamerica.orgMultilateralism is under strain, but the challenge may lie less in international cooperation than in the institutions that govern it. Heela Rasool-Ayub examines what comes next.
🌐 The Future of Multilateralism Is Up for Grabs → https://go.newamerica.org/multilateralism-is-up-for-grabs-5
@newamerica.orgWhat does the ROAD to Housing Act get right, and where does it fall short?
Four housing experts weigh in on rental affordability, Housing Choice Vouchers, public housing, and homelessness in the latest edition of The Rooftop.
🏡 https://go.newamerica.org/road-to-housing-affordability-stability-5
@newamerica.orgChinese technology expert and New America Senior Fellow @sammsacks.bsky.social recently spoke with @npr.org's All Things Considered about U.S.-China talks on AI, including informal “Track Two” dialogues that have revealed shared concerns about AI risks.
🎙️ Read the full article: https://n.pr/4yLTIYA
@newamerica.orgIn a recent report for New America’s New Practice Lab, Keara Cormier-Hill considers how a more expansive understanding of safety can better reflect the full scope of families’ concerns and daily realities.
🔒 Read the publication: https://go.newamerica.org/safe-people-places-services-5
@newamerica.orgIn a new report for New America’s Better Life Lab, @brigidschulte.bsky.social and @ehaspel.bsky.social consider how better understanding the realities of care may be a critical first step toward building effective policy solutions.
📊 Learn more: https://go.newamerica.org/the-care-disconnect-5
@newamerica.orgFuture Security Forum | Panel: The View From America's Partners “The contestation between the U.S. and China is probably the single dominant security dimension to the rest of our lives and that will be existential one way or another.” —Brig. Ian Langford, Security & Defence PLuS
@newamerica.orgFuture Security Forum | @senpeterwelch.govpeeps.us (D-VT) shares his thoughts during the panel "Endless War? A View from Congress".
⏯️ Tune in virtually: https://go.newamerica.org/future-security-forum-26-virtual
@newamerica.org📚 Today is publication day for New America's @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social, Director of New America's Future Security Scenarios Lab!
Amy is also leading the panel "How Should We Assess the Threat of WMD Terrorism" at this year's Future Security Forum.
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@newamerica.orgCaitlan Coleman, former Haqqani Network hostage and New America intern, considers the additional work that must be done to support hostages and their families after they return home.
⏯️ Join us virtually: https://go.newamerica.org/future-security-forum-26-virtual
@newamerica.orgFuture Security Forum | Peter W. Singer provides a quick explainer on the institutional memory trap.
💬 PANEL: What Are the Lessons of the Past 25 Years of Warfare?
⏯️ Tune in: https://go.newamerica.org/future-security-forum-26-virtual
@newamerica.orgThe 12th Annual Future Security Forum is well underway!
Thank you to our partners Arizona State University, Global SOF Foundation, @secdefenceplus.bsky.social, The McCain Institute, and Small Wars Journal.
⏯️ Tune in virtually: https://go.newamerica.org/future-security-forum-26-virtual
@newamerica.org📣 New America is seeking a visionary, creative, and highly organized digital leader to serve as Digital Director within its Central Communications team.
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