New America in the News: 2012

New America staff and fellows appear regularly on radio and television, and are frequently quoted in media outlets of all types. A selection of that coverage is available below.

Gig.U and Founding Partners Launch Air.U, a Super Wi-fi Project to Expand Small Town and Rural Internet Access | Civsource

June 26, 2012

Founding partners also include Microsoft, Google, the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation, a think tank based in Washington D.C., the ...

Feds: For-profits could lose federal student aid | Associated Press

June 26, 2012

"These aren't the strictest standards to live up to," said Stephen Burd, a senior policy analyst at the New America Foundation...

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Debate de SB1070 Tiene Muchas Aristas Políticas | La Opinion

June 26, 2012

La decisión tendrá poco efecto inmediato en quienes impulsaron la Ley de Arizona, dijeron los expertos, aunque Tamar Jacoby, del grupo empresarial proreforma Immigration Works USA, dijo que el año pasado las legislaturas estatales ya mostraban poco apetito político por este tipo de medidas aprobadas entre 2010 y 2011. Específicamente, mientras cinco estados siguieron el ejemplo de Arizona en 2011, otros 31 consideraron medidas iguales y no lo hicieron.

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Advocates Tout Electronic Payments for Government Cash Transfers | FierceGovernmentIT

June 25, 2012

The site's usefulness, said Vishnu Sridharan, program associate for the Global Assets Project, comes from data collected from programs across the globe. "When we bring together the data from all these programs and all these efforts and get a state-of-the-field in one place, the synergies that can take place are amazing," Sridharan added.

Arizona Immigration Ruling Sends Mixed Signals to Other States and Police | Contra Costa Times

June 25, 2012

Many were expecting a tougher decision from the Supreme Court, said Tamar Jacoby of employer advocacy group ImmigrationWorks USA. The ruling is unlikely to open the floodgates to another wave of crackdowns copying Arizona's, but it is also unlikely to inspire a wave of more lenient legislation, she said.

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Ap Interview: Author Rattles U.S. Jewish Leaders | NECN

June 21, 2012

JERUSALEM (AP) — Peter Beinart considers himself a supporter of Israel. He attends synagogue and sends his children to a private Jewish school in New York ...

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Obama Administration's Drone Death Figures Don't Add Up | Galesburgplanet.Com

June 21, 2012

There have been 307 American drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004, according to a New America Foundation count. Just 44 occurred during the Bush ...

Getting Away With It | New York Review Of Books

June 21, 2012

The partial capture of the Democratic Party by Wall Street and the distorting effect of that capture on policy are central themes of Noam Scheiber's The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery, an inside account of Obama's economic team ...

Beinart Laments Rising Indifference To Judaism -- Among Jews | The Times Of Israel

June 21, 2012

Peter Beinart speaking at the Israeli Presidential Conference. ... Despite efforts by a right-wing political group to the contrary, Peter Beinart, author of the ...

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Peter Beinart, Adl Chief Spar Over 'Crisis' In Zionism, Experts Argue ... | The Jewish Press

June 21, 2012

Abe Foxman, Director of the Anti-Defamation League: My love and support for Israel is unconditional, it does not depend on the Israeli acceptance of my ideas.

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At The Israeli Presidential Conference: From Dr. Ruth To Peter Beinart | The Jewish Journal

June 21, 2012
What do hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Zionist critic Peter Beinart and Dr. Ruth have in common? ...
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Free Press, Others Seek To Join Fcc In Nab Political File Suit | Broadcasting & Cable

June 20, 2012

According to a copy of the motion to intervene, Free Press, Benton Foundation, Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, New America Foundation and the ...

Tv: Groups Urge Court: Don't Cave … | Adweek

June 20, 2012

The groups Free Press, Benton Foundation, Common Cause, Campaign Legal Center, New America Foundation, and the Office of Communication, Inc. of the ...

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Evgeny Morozov Curbs Web Enthusiasm | Los Angeles Times

June 20, 2012

Evgeny Morozov, in warning of 'iPod liberalism' at a TED conference and taking on tech giants in the New Republic and elsewhere, is a leading cyberskeptic.

Connecting Rural America | Governing

June 20, 2012

... the divide aren't eligible for CAF funding to build further, says Benjamin Lennett, policy director at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute.

 

In Hunt For Laden, Some Lessons For India | The Asian Age

June 19, 2012

Peter Bergen's book Manhunt arrived in the Indian bookshops on the heels of the first death ... ... By Peter Bergen. Rs 599. Peter Bergen's book Manhunt arrived ...

Improving the Face of Education is Important | Nogales International

June 19, 2012

In the words of the foundation’s spokesperson, Amy Laitinen, the deputy director for higher education, there is a pressing need for schools to recognize and reward students based on competency.

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As Greece Regroups, EU Summit is Next Up | USA Today

June 18, 2012

The politics of making even a small part of that happen are extremely difficult, said Douglas Rediker, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. The cuts are politically difficult to sell in debtor nations, while German voters and politicians need to be convinced that their concessions won't be ignored by other countries that continue to run big deficits and endanger Germany's credit, Rediker said.

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