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Why We Should Keep an Eye on Saudi Arabia

This piece was originally published in New America’s digital magazine, The New America Weekly. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox each Thursday here, and follow @New America on Twitter. Douglas Ollivant is...

By Douglas Ollivant / New America September 30, 2016

Should Cities Pay Criminals to Not Commit Crimes?

A mentorship program that helps men most at risk offers an example

By Monica Potts / New America April 13, 2016

Taking Aim at Student Debt

We need a long-term solution that tackles both education and wealth inequality in today's society

By P.R. Lockhart / New America August 1, 2015

Drones Can Be Used To Enforce Property Rights

Drones have become a revolutionary tool in the defense of property rights of disenfranchised people

By Rebekah Ausbrook / New America July 31, 2015

A Way to Move Past Implicit Bias

Bias may tell us more than we thought about inequality, violence, and the need to embrace humanity

By Vishnu Sridharan / New America July 10, 2015

Banks Are Right To Be Afraid of the FinTech Boom

FinTech offers users an array of financial services that were once almost exclusively the business of banks

By Patricia Hart / New America July 8, 2015

What It Means When Marriage Is a Contract

The Supreme Court's landmark decision on same-sex marriage has put the issue of love and contracts front and center

By Jane Greenway Carr / New America July 8, 2015

Why the Rhetoric of the Past Is Still Present

An age-old stereotype has returned

By Salamishah Tillet / New America July 6, 2015

How the Sharing Economy Is Hurting Millennials

Millennials are having to cope with an economy that is not delivering high-quality jobs

By Reid Cramer / New America June 29, 2015

How to Break the Millennial Debt Spiral

'We need to go beyond financial knowledge'

By P.R. Lockhart / New America June 22, 2015
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