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Schools' student populations have changed—but their textbooks, for the most part, haven't.
This edition of the Weekly highlights material New America staffers have read in 2017 to help them fill up the tank as they head into 2018.
What a film set 15 years ago has to say about politics in 2017.
'Net neutrality' may sound like a wonky term, but its repeal would have ramifications on the average internet user.
Leaving a resource transparency initiative can chip away at credibility globally—and diminish citizens' ability to hold leaders to account.
A recent investment decision in Chicago sustains a pernicious problem—that some schools are "worth" improving, and others aren't.
As Americans go to church less, communities are losing an important civic space.
An investigation into how America is seriously constrained by its understanding of who's in and who's out when it comes to being American.
As America reels from a litany of tragedies, modeling vulnerability in the classroom can help students feel safe—and ready to learn.
The city of angels offers a roadmap for economic renewal, infrastructure investment, and, well, how to make America great again.
An investigation into what a trip to a U.S. Air Force air show reveals about complex attitudes toward love of country.
Trump's addition of Chad to the U.S. travel ban list threatens development and counterterrorism goals in the region.