As Coronavirus #Covid_19 rapidly spreads throughout the world, how do we plan for the future? NewAmericaISP sat down with CIDRAP Director, Michael T. Osterholm PhD, MPH, to address the cases and fears of a possible global pandemic Watch the replay👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Wv_CRB…

Brush up on where the remaining candidates stand on issues with trackers from New America Ed, Better Life Lab, and Political Reform 📖 Education: bit.ly/389vSKW 👩‍👧‍👦 Work/Family: bit.ly/383blaK 🌎 Trade: bit.ly/2DQqUok 🗳 Reform:bit.ly/2uaPKxZ

How do 500K Indiana workers in service occupations prepare for disruption due to COVID-19? @mollygmartin of New America #Indianapolis looks at how, for the lowest paid and most vulnerable Hoosier #workers, this outbreak adds insult to injury. #covid19 newamerica.org/indianapolis/b…

ICYMI: New America events are NOT canceled, but have moved online. Check our webpage to stay up to date on upcoming virtual events, like Future Tense's biweekly "Social Distancing Socials." We look forward to continue having conversations together. newamerica.org/events

All the information on #COVID19 can get a little confusing. To help, our NewAmericaISP program is rounding up curated news and analysis, daily. Check out their first edition here and subscribe to their newsletter for more! 👉 bit.ly/3bjmTaF

If this crisis is highlighting our weaknesses as a nation, it is also bringing out some of our greatest strengths. New America’s Anne-Marie Slaughter🇺🇦 lauds the mobilization of local gov’t, businesses, philanthropists, nonprofits, and others who have stepped up. nytimes.com/2020/03/21/opi…

Today @ 2pm EST: @newamerica & Indianapolis Recorder host “Barber Shops & Beauty Salons: How Black Business Owners Can Weather the COVID Storm?" @mollygmartin is joined by Kheprw Institute, Indy Chamber, Taylor J. Simpson, IndyBCC, @wolley_marshawn and Rep. Shackleford. newamerica.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

This Thursday New America CA hosts “Covid and Education: Black Students' Distance Learning and College Transitions” at 2:30 PST/5:30 EST. Autumn McDonald will be speaking with Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Alexandra Bernadotte, .. RSVP for the discussion here: newamerica.org/ca/events/covi…

Starting Soon: Join New America CA for a discussion on COVID-19's affect on Black students 📌 Zoom 🗓 April 30, 2:30pm-4:00pm newamerica.org/ca/events/covi…

Systemic barriers to quality education have new wide-reaching implications for Black families during #COVID19. Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga to New America CA: “Folks that are closest to the problems have the solutions. We cannot do Covid recovery if ed. is not central with health + the economy.”

..: “How do we institutionalize our creativity in this moment? It’s very hard to write a paper on your parents' smartphone.” Great conversation w/ solid solutions for families from Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Autumn McDonald, Alexandra Bernadotte & Ron C. Smith. newamerica.org/ca/events/covi…

Indiana Avenue was once a center of Black music, and a regional center of Black commerce and entrepreneurship. Today, little of that culture remains. What happened? newamerica.org/indianapolis/b…

"The pandemic is exposing the quality of governance and scale of inequalities in our global cities." ICYMI: Foreign Policy asked 12 global experts in urban planning, policy, history, and health for their predictions about cities post #Covid_19. 👉foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/01/fut…

One-quarter of all U.S. workers don’t have a single paid sick day. New America's Better Life Lab is tracking the corporate response to Covid-19 to both hold companies accountable as well as inform our decisions about where to shop, buy, order, and eat. 👉newamerica.org/better-life-la…

The Better Life Lab's Brigid Schulte spoke to Fresh Air about how gendered, “invisible” labor at home has become painfully obvious to families struggling to juggle work, care, & household obligations. Tips on how to start a dialogue w/ your family here: npr.org/2020/05/21/860…

Targeted advertising is exacerbating today’s misinformation infodemic, threatening democratic discourse and public health. Ranking Digital Rights new report reinforces the need to adopt a human rights framework for platform accountability. #ItstheBusinessModel newamerica.org/oti/reports/ge…

We recognize that America has not come close to living up to the promise of its highest ideals. We must fight racism not just "out there,” but in our own lives & organizations. More from Tyra Mariani & Anne-Marie Slaughter🇺🇦 newamerica.org/new-america/pr…

During the last 3 recessions of the past 30 years, 88% of permanent job loss was in “routine,” automatable occupations. How can we help workers displaced by #Covid_19 find a new, resilient job? New America CA thinks skillsets are a good place to start. newamerica.org/ca/blogs/nice-…

Plutocracy (n.): a country or society governed by the wealthy. On 7/6 Political Reform hosts Jacob Hacker, Jamila Michener, Mark Schmitt -- moved to Bluesky & Paul Pierson to discuss the new book "Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality." rsvp newamerica.org/political-refo…