The Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program: Publications, Events and More

Shadow Elite

Erin Drankoski — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:51:00 -0500

Governments and administrations come and go, but not so a new breed of power brokers, who always seem to pop up just where the action is. Wearing different hats, they press their agendas in venue after venue. According to award-winning public policy scholar and anthropologist Janine Wedel, these are the "shadow elite," the prime movers in a vexing new system of power and influence.

Chile’s Big Surprise

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:00 -0500

Latin America has seen independent candidates run for office before. They have won in countries like Peru, with Alberto Fujimori and then Alejandro Toledo, and Colombia, with Álvaro Uribe. Caudillos like Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Ecuador's Rafael Correa have bucked entrenched but sclerotic party systems. And leaders of broad movements have brought an end to decades-long single-party rule, as Fernando Lugo did with his victory in Paraguay over the Colorado Party. But something unusual is happening in Chile. In its upcoming presidential election,

Intern, Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:57:00 -0500

Intro/Description

The New America Foundation is continually seeking enthusiastic intern applicants to assist the Bernard Schwartz Fellows Program at the New America Foundation. The Fellows Program at New America Foundation is a hub of forward thinking academics, strategists, and journalists.

Responsibilities

Substantive research to support the Fellows Program in a wide variety of areas from domestic to foreign policy.
Administrative support to the program associate as directed, including staffing events at New America.
Other tasks as directed.

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

Enrollment in an undergraduate foreign policy, public policy, or political science program;
Proven research and analytical skills;
Strong writing and editing abilities;
Working knowledge of Mandarin Chinese is a plus;
Familiarity with internet research tools;
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment; and
Be a flexible and enthusiastic team player.

Application Process

The Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program is currently accepting intern applications by the following deadlines:

Spring: December 10

Summer: April 10

Fall: August 10

Due to the volume of applications we will not confirm receipt. E-mail resume, cover letter, and one writing sample (up to six pages) to: jobs@newamerica.net. Please state "Intern, Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program" in the e-mail subject line. No phone calls please.

Did Republicans Rally the Stock Market? | CNBC

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 -0500

Planet Slum | Foreign Policy

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:21:00 -0500

Slum sanctuaries: For six weeks in 2005, photojournalist Jonas Bendiksen lived in a tiny sweltering ...

What Ails the Senate

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:00 -0500

In 1994, after Democrats lost control of the Senate, Senator Joe Lieberman called a press conference with his colleague Tom Harkin to announce their plan to reform the filibuster. "[People] are fed up--frustrated and fed up and angry about the way in which our government does not work," Lieberman said. "And I think the filibuster has become not only in reality an obstacle to accomplishment here, but it is also a symbol of a lot that ails Washington today." Lieberman and Harkin's proposal to weaken the filibuster came to a floor vote and was

Switching Channels

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:28:00 -0500

The night of September 9 appeared to fulfill all the promise underlying NBC Universal's ambitious $2.7 billion acquisition in 2001 of Telemundo, the second-largest Spanish language television network in the U.S. On that night, the NBC sibling carried President Obama's important healthcare address to a joint session of Congress-on a slight delay to allow for dubbing into Spanish-followed by its highest-rated program ever, which reached more than 5 million viewers.

Behind the Democratic Wipeout

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:54:00 -0500

After Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey and a near-miss in upstate New York, conservatives have supposedly gotten their groove back. But it's not the same old groove. In the late 1990s, it was social issues that obsessed the American right: abortion, gay rights, gun control, Monica Lewinsky. After 9/11, it was the war on terror. Now both obsessions have faded. Doug Hoffman-the right-wing insurgent candidate for Congress in the 23rd District of New York-didn't even list his position on the Afghanistan surge on his Web site. Bob

Cash for Clunkers Critics Get White House Response | U.S. News & World Report

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500

... already had their demands for new cars? That's the argument made by Megan McArdle and others--that Cash for Clunkers just moved auto sales forward. ...

Taliban Leader Rejects US Attempts to Lure Away Fighters with Money | CNN

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:38:00 -0400

While the plan has a "reasonable chance for some success," analyst Nicholas Schmidle said that it may not be a long-term solution. "So long as the Americans ...

Taliban Leader Rejects US Attempts to Lure Away Fighters with Money | CNN International

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:23:00 -0400

... very, very temporary allegiance," said Nicholas Schmidle, an expert on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region for the nonpartisan New America Foundation. ...

Understanding REDD

adminn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:15:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/30/2009 - 12:15pm

On October 30, panelists Tia Nelson, Nigel Purvis, and Steve Schwartzman discussed the new market mechanism, REDD -- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation -- that aims to allow residents of tropical forest properties to earn more money from standing forests than from their removal. Tropical deforestation accounts for 20 percent of all carbon emissions into the atmosphere, more than the combined emissions of every car, truck, ship, plane and train on the planet. The panelists

Feds Should Free Up Airwaves to Spur Wireless Growth | Washington Examiner

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:35:00 -0400

The auction-based system was a major improvement over its predecessor, a command-and-control approach that Tim Wu of Columbia Law School has called a ...

Afghanistan Haunted by Ghost of Vietnam | CNN

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:11:00 -0400

Peter Beinart, who recently wrote an article called "Bury the Vietnam Analogy" on thedailybeast.com, has said there is a real sense of national identity for ...

America's Worst Governor?

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:42:00 -0400

Charlie Crist is an extraordinarily gifted politician, known for his unpretentious and warm demeanor. He might also be America's worst governor. Given that there is a great deal of competition for this dubious honor, that's saying rather a lot.

Steven Teles on BHTV | NYTimes.com

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:09:00 -0400

After Obama | Washington Post

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:20:00 -0400

Every Wednesday, Reihan Salam examines the ideological struggle for the future of American conservatism and how to revitalize the Republican party. ...

Is There "Hope" for Shepard Fairey?

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:03:00 -0400

Shepard Fairey may have hoped to teach something new about art and copyright with his iconic "Hope" poster of Barack Obama. Instead, he is accused of lyring about which Associated Press photo he used. (He says he made a mistake.) But if Fairey's lying has probably made a hash of his case and lost him a lawyer, it has also raised that pesky question yet again: Just what is fair use? Was it legal for Fairey to take an AP photo and turn it into this piece of artwork?

Drill Gas Here, Drill Gas Now

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:42:00 -0400

While environmentalists are keen to fight climate change by reducing carbon emissions, rank-and-file voters seem more taken by the promise of energy independence. Last year, Republicans energized the conservative base by promising to "drill here, drill now," a rallying cry that promised to exploit domestic energy reserves to reduce America's reliance on foreign oil. Energy experts insisted, however, that because oil is a global commodity, exploiting offshore oil would have a trivial impact on our exposure to geopolitical instability in

Tea Party Insurgency Marches into Key States | Christian Science Monitor

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:52:00 -0400

... become smaller and more ideologically extreme,” says Peter Beinart, a senior fellow at the liberal New America Foundation and a Daily Beast columnist. ...