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The Fed just dropped the fed funds rate by 75 basis points -- the largest such move since 1984. No matter what the issues were yesterday, it is clear that the economy -- domestic and global -- is what will be the biggest political issue today and tomorrow... at least for a while. So for this New America event, our Economic Growth Program and Next Social Contract Initiative brought together economic policy advisors to the various political campaigns.

On April 14th the New America Foundation hosted an event discussing U.S. interests in Latin America and the future of U.S.–Cuba relations, looking forward to the Summit of the Americas. Steve Coll, President of the New America Foundation and Washington Staff Writer for The New Yorker, gave opening remarks and introduced the panel. The panel included Carl Meacham, Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Richard Lugar, Col.

In The Filter Bubble, a clear, energetic, and incisive narrative, Eli Pariser shows how the personalization of the internet is affecting our relationships, our ideas, and even our democracy. Praised by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, The Filter Bubble explains how the architecture of the internet is evolving to match our interests and filtering out information that might challenge our opinions.

Monday’s event brought together Dimitri Simes of the Nixon Center, Julia Sweig of the Council on Foreign Relations, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson -- former chief of staff to General Colonel Powell -- and New America’s Flynt Leverett and Steve Clemons to discuss the future of Cuba policy. An MP3 audio recording can be downloaded below, while video is available at right.

On April 30, American Strategy Director Steve Clemons hosted United States Senator Chuck Hagel, who discussed his new book, America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers. An MP3 audio recording can be downloaded below, while video is available at right.

Senator Hagel’s talk, delivered in his signature self-deprecating and straight-talking manner, emphasized the interconnectedness of America’s challenges and demanded more effective leadership from his colleagues in Washington.

Gunner Palace is the real life portrayal of the members of the 2/3 Field Artillery, AKA the "Gunners", whose living headquarters are housed in Uday Hussein's Azimiya Palace, situated in the middle of the most volatile area in Baghdad.

In a time of American uncertainty with its relationship in the Middle East, New America’s American Strategy Program and Middle East Task Force hosted the Hon.

America’s continuing growing demand for energy is facing an upward climb of oil and gas prices, competition for energy from countries like China and India, and concerns about CO2 emissions, global warming and its impacts. We are now engaged in heightened discussions about energy use and alternative and renewable sources of energy in the U.S. political landscape.

On January 21, 2010, the New America Foundation hosted Steven Hill, director of the Political Reform Program at New America, to discuss his new book, Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age. The purpose of government today, Steven Hill stated, is to advance institutions that will create a high quality of life for our growing populations while simultaneously sustaining our planet.