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A new report from @NewAmerica's Michael Calabrese warns that an FCC proposal to raise CBRS power limits 320-fold could crowd out the shared spectrum millions of users depend on.
📡 More here: go.newamerica.org/the-indisp…
A recent report from New America’s Technology & Democracy issue area documents how practitioners across the Global South are developing their own approaches to AI adoption.
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96% of devices on CBRS spectrum run on its free, shared tier, powering everything from factory floors to rural broadband. A pending FCC proposal to raise power limits 320-fold could put that at risk.
📡 Read the report from @OTI's Michael Calabrese: go.newamerica.org/the-indisp…
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Rebuilding American democracy after our current crises will require building stronger channels between the government and the public to restore trust in our institutions. But how do we do it?
🗳️ The Reconstructing Democracy Project shares recommendations: go.newamerica.org/public-par…
ALT A group of people engaged in a discussion seated in a circle in a bright room. They appear to be focused on a person speaking. The cover reads "Toward Democracy - Deepening Public Participation and Engagement in Federal Policymaking" by Sam Berger, Hollie Russon Gilman, Alex Hertel-Fernandez, and K. Sabeel Rahman.
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?
⏳ go.newamerica.org/gig-worker…
Reading 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: go.newamerica.org/parent-lib…
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Through New America’s build4good initiative, students work with nonprofit partners and experienced mentors on high-impact tech projects while exploring careers in public interest technology and social impact.
💻 Explore build4good and find more resources: go.newamerica.org/build4good…
At 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: go.newamerica.org/25-years-a…
Policy expert Richard Davis Jr. breaks down what our research with The Eviction Lab at @Princeton indicates about housing insecurity among parenting students.
🏫 Learn more about our Student Parent Initiative: go.newamerica.org/student-pa…
The world has changed, but how we teach geopolitics hasn’t kept pace.
@GordonLaforge, Co-Director of New America's Power, People, and Planet Initiative, offers us a fresh syllabus for understanding global politics and power today.
🍎 go.newamerica.org/internatio…
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Chinese technology expert and New America Senior Fellow @SammSacks spoke with NPR’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: n.pr/4yLTIYA
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What 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.
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Multilateralism 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.
🌐 Read the report: The Future of Multilateralism Is Up for Grabs → go.newamerica.org/multilater…
In a new report for New America’s @BetterLifeLab, @BrigidSchulte and @ehaspel consider how better understanding the realities of care may be a critical first step toward building effective policy solutions.
📊 Learn more about the care disconnect: go.newamerica.org/the-care-d…
In 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: go.newamerica.org/safe-peopl…
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