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NEW REPORT: Getting Beyond Financial Access for India's Poorest Citizens
October 31, 2012 Washington, DC — The Indian government’s ambitious attempts in recent years to provide financial services to its poorest citizens have not had the desired effect, according to a...
View ArticleRELEASE: Student Loan Expert Exposes Flaws in Obama's 'Pay as You Earn' Plan
Plan Launched Today Will Provide Big Benefits to High-Income Borrowers November 1, 2012 Washington, D.C. — The Obama administration announced today that its redesigned Income-Based Repayment (IBR)...
View ArticleRELEASE: Innovation Fellowship to Address Global Development Challenges
Now Seeking Applicants from Science, Tech, Entrepreneurship Fields November 2, 2012 Washington, D.C. — Arizona State University (ASU) and the New America Foundation have joined with the Millennium...
View ArticleREPORT: Obama Called a Fight with Big Ag — Then Retreated
November 14, 2012Washington, DC — Two years ago, in an effort that went largely unnoticed by the mainstream press, the Obama administration launched a frontal assault on the giant meat and dairy...
View ArticleRELEASE: What's Next for the Global Economy
E-Book Edited by New America Senior Fellow Douglas Rediker and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer November 14, 2012In the last four years, the world has suffered a financial market meltdown and...
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RELEASE: New Community-Tech Tool to Help in Sandy's Aftermath
November 19, 2012Brooklyn, New York — The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) and the Red Hook Initiative (RHI) launched today a new tool to facilitate community-based response to...
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REPORT: E-Payments to Citizens of Poor Nations Rise Sharply
More People in Developing Countries Receiving Aid Electronically November 19, 2012Washington, DC — The way governments give aid to citizens in need has changed dramatically in recent years: the...
View ArticleMEDIA AVAILABILITY: Expert on Tech Toys for Children this Holiday Season
What are the Effects of the Most-Wanted Gadgets on Kids? November 27, 2012Washington, DC — Many parents this holiday season are hitting the stores in search of the latest gadget for their kids....
View ArticleRELEASE: OTI Commends FCC for Expanding Low-Power FM Service
Decision Opens Possibility to Double or Triple Number of Stations Across the Country November 30, 2012Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to accept rules to extend...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Congress Severely Lacking in Staff, Bipartisan Expertise
It Once Housed One of the World's Premier Scientific Advisory Bodies, But Congress Now Struggles with an Antiquated System of Collecting and Sorting an Overload of Information December 4,...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: What's at Stake at WCIT and Beyond?
An Overview of WCIT and Key Internet Governance Issues for the Future December 5, 2012Washington, DC —The latest battle over who governs the Internet is taking place in Dubai this week. As the world’s...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Big Changes Imminent for Head Start
Report Explains Reforms to Federal Pre-K Program for Children in Poverty December 11, 2012Washington, DC — The Obama administration’s reforms to Head Start are about to shake up America’s 45-year-old...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Football BCS Rankings, if Academics Mattered
Northwestern Football No. 1 in New America's Sixth-Annual BCS Academic Bowl December 12, 2012Washington, DC – The college football Bowl Championship Series rankings have been announced, but what would...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Monopolized U.S. Beer Market Threatens Diversity, Local Control
Report: Brewers and Wholesalers Intimidated by Beer and Retail Giants December 12, 2012Washington, DC — Two giant companies — Anheuser-Busch Inbev and MillerCoors — control nearly 90 percent of the...
View ArticleADVISORY: New Website to Track Constitution-Making in MidEast
New America's Middle East Task Force Launches "Constitution Watch"December 13, 2012Washington, DC — The Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation launched today the Constitution Watch, a...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Capping the Nation's Broadband Future
New Report from the Open Technology Institute Questions Necessity of Increasingly Costly and Restrictive Data Caps December 17, 2012Washington, DC — A growing number of Americans are being forced to...
View ArticleADVISORY: Detroit Breaking Ground as Lab for Wireless Innovation
Open Technology Institute Testing New, Open-Source Wireless Technology December 18, 2012Detroit, Mich. — The New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute (OTI) has completed the first phase of...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: OTI Applauds Sen. Wyden's Call for Greater Scrutiny on Data Caps
Policymakers Must Address Underlying Competition Problems in Broadband Market December 21, 2012Washington, DC — The following statement can be attributed to Benjamin Lennett, policy director of the...
View ArticleRELEASE: OTI Calls on Web Domain Profits to Be Used for Free, Wireless...
The Imminent Sale Could Rake in Up to $100 Million November 28, 2012Washington, DC — The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) — which controls the Internet’s best domains such...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Income-Based Student Loan Repayment a Windfall for High-Income...
Paper Recommends Changes Before New Plan Goes Into Effect October 16, 2012Washington, D.C. - Changes to the federal government's Income-Based Repayment (IBR) program — aimed at helping struggling...
View ArticleHertsgaard: Why Aren't Parents Protecting Their Kids From Climate Change?
Today's Youth Will Face Hottest Climate in Civilization's 10,000-year History July 18, 2012This summer's deadly heat, drought, wildfires and storms are evidence of major climate change, scientists say...
View ArticleM-Lab Supports Call for FCC to Commit to Openness and Transparency in...
July 18, 2012Washington DC - Today, over 60 preeminent researchers for network and Internet measurement sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski urging the FCC to...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Internet Censorship Rampant in Uzbekistan
Country's Government Says Internet Is as Great of a Threat as a Nuclear Bomb July 18, 2012Washington, DC - Citizens of Uzbekistan, a brutally repressive former Soviet republic in Central Asia, face...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Internet Slower, More Expensive in Major U.S. Cities Compared to...
Lack of Competition Results in U.S. Consumers Paying More for Less July 19, 2012Washington, DC — Americans in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC are paying higher prices for...
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Former State Department Policy Advisor to Join New America's OTI
Ben Scott To Serve As Institute’s Senior Advisor July 23, 2012Washington, DC — The New America Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Ben Scott, former policy advisor for innovation to U.S. Secretary...
View ArticleNEW DATA: Teens in Poor Nations Seek to Save More Money For the Future
New Research Explains Savings Habits of Young People in Developing Nations July 26, 2012Washington, DC — Teens in poor nations want to save larger amounts of money over the long-term in secure places...
View ArticleOTI Urges FCC to Give Consumers More Control Over Personal Data Collected by...
Argues Providers Should Have to Ask Customers’ Permission July 31, 2012Washington, DC — On Monday, the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute (OTI), joined by seven public interest and...
View ArticleOTI Director Featured in Documentary on SOPA/PIPA
Al Jazeera Film Covers The Largest Online Protest in U.S. History August 9, 2012Sascha Meinrath, New America vice president and director of its Open Technology Institute, is featured in Al Jazeera's...
View ArticleCalabrese on DOJ Approval of Verizon/Cable Deal
Calls for FCC Conditions to Preserve Wireless Competition August 16, 2012Washington, DC — Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Project at the New America Foundation’s Open Technology...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: OTI on the FCC's Approval of Verizon-Cable Deal
August 23, 2012Washington, DC — Today, the Federal Communications Commission officially approved Verizon’s acquisition of $3.9 billion in prime AWS spectrum licenses from a consortium of cable...
View ArticleStephen Burd: Fire the Student Loan Debt Collection Companies
College Loan "Repo" Firms Misinform, Harass Those Late on Loan Payments, Education Expert Finds August 27, 2012Washington, DC — More and more student loan borrowers are falling behind on their...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: A Different Kind of College Ranking
New America’s Kevin Carey Guest Edits Washington Monthly College Guide August 27, 2012Washington, DC — Washington Monthly magazine released today its annual College Guide, guest edited by Kevin Carey,...
View ArticleADVISORY: Future Tense Collaborating on Open Data Conference & Hackathon in...
Will Explore How to Make Government Information More Freely Available August 30, 2012Future Tense— a partnership between New America, Slate magazine, and Arizona State University — is helping to...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Credit Hour the Source of Many Problems in Higher Education
Report Offers Policy Solutions to Shift From Measuring Seat Time to Learning September 5, 2012Washington, DC — The basic currency of higher education — the credit hour — represents the root of many...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Poverty Numbers Released Today Show Need for Strong Social Safety Net
September 12, 2012Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2011 estimates of income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States. The release shows 15 percent of...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Global Assets Project Applauds Better than Cash Alliance
September 19, 2012Washington, D.C. — The New America Foundation’s Global Assets Project (GAP) applauds today’s launch of the Better Than Cash Alliance, an initiative committed to reducing the global...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Pre-K and Kindergarten Data Severely Lacking at Local Level
September 19, 2012Washington D.C. — Many states are failing to collect basic information about publicly funded early education programs for young children at the school district level, according to a...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: Pre-K Data Available in First-of-its-Kind Database
Includes Data on Publicly Funded Pre-K Programs at the School District Level September 19, 2012Washington D.C. — The New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project (FEBP) and Early...
View ArticleCRFB Releases Corporate Tax Reform Analysis and Interactive Online Resource
September 26, 2012Today, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released a policy paper on corporate tax reform along with an interactive tax reform calculator.These resources can be found at...
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Idea for Mobile App to Assist Low-Income Families Wins Award
U.S. Treasury Department Awards $5,000 Prize to Two New America Analysts September 27, 2012Washington, D.C. — An idea for a mobile application that would help low-income families with their finances —...
View ArticleFEBP Releases Student Loan Default Rate Data
Includes Two-Year and Three-Year Rates for 7,500 Institutions of Higher Education October 1, 2012Washington, D.C. — The New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project announced Monday an...
View ArticleOpen Technology Institute Director Named Ashoka Global Fellow
Sascha Meinrath Recognized for Work to Advance Internet Freedom October 1, 2012Washington, DC - Sascha Meinrath, director of the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute (OTI), has been...
View ArticleRELEASE: Movement Growing to Eliminate Unnecessary Medical Care
Health Policy Program: Overtreatment Can Have Devastating Effects on Patients October 2, 2012Washington, DC — A movement is growing among prominent doctors and health policy experts to tackle...
View ArticleRELEASE: Former Chief of Competition Policy for Justice Dept. AntiTrust...
Gene Kimmelman to Direct Project, Serve as Adviser to New America's OTI and Public Interest and Consumer Groups October 4, 2012Washington, D.C. - The New America Foundation is pleased to announce...
View ArticleADVISORY: Tech Women from the Mid East, N. Africa to Gather at New America
Open Technology Institute to Host 'Tech for Social Good' Discussion October 8, 2012Washington, D.C. — A group of 41 female technology leaders from the Middle East and North Africa will gather for an...
View ArticleRELEASE: Former FCC Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer to...
Mark Lloyd Brings Over 20 Years of Experience Working on Media Policy in the Public Interest October 11, 2012Washington, D.C. - The New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute (OTI) is pleased...
View ArticleRELEASE: Former FCC Associate General Counsel to Lead Media Policy Initiative
Mark Lloyd Has Over 20 Years of Experience Working on Media Policy in the Public Interest October 11, 2012Washington, DC — The New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute (OTI) is pleased to...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Innovative Ways to Get Girls in Poor Nations Out of Poverty
Investments in Technology Vital to Give Girls Access to Financial tools, Better Opportunities October 11, 2012Washington, DC — Today, on the first-ever U.N. International Day of the Girl, many...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Innovative Ways to Get Girls in Poor Nations Out of Poverty
Investments in Technology Vital to Give Girls Access to Financial tools, Better Opportunities October 11, 2012Washington, DC — Today, on the first-ever U.N. International Day of the Girl, many...
View ArticleRELEASE: Experts Weigh in on Broadband Adoption
Topic Explored in Special Section of the International Journal of Communication October 16, 2012Washington, D.C. — Experts at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute (OTI) guest edited...
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