Upcoming Events
Learning from a 1939 Library Protest New Efforts Highlight an American Story Illuminating the Fight
Learn more about the Alexandria, Virginia library sit-in of 1939, the first recorded sit-in to demand racial integration.
12th Annual Future Security Forum: 25 Years After September 11, Lessons From America’s Post-9/11 Wars
25 Years After September 11: Lessons From America's Post-9/11 Wars
The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time—and How to Fix It
A discussion with Annie Lowrey
Join the New Practice Lab and Annie Lowrey to discuss how government paperwork steals families' time.
Insights to Action
Lessons from the Early Childhood Field
In-depth conversation with state and local leaders about building and sustaining early childhood funding strategies and workforce supports.
Seasons of Fury
A conversation with Rozina Ali and Assia Boundaoui
Rozina Ali narrates a sweeping history of the U.S. government's broken compact with its Muslim citizens.
Inconceivable
A conversation with Anna Louie Sussman and Suzy Hansen
Anna Louie Sussman explores what is keeping us from having the families we desire.
The Inheritance
A conversation with Janet Reitman and Peter Bergen
Janet Reitman traces the lives of nine Americans over three decades, in an account of how a country became a nation defined by its fears.
Ten Lives
A conversation with Mona Chalabi and Khameer Kidia
For five years, Mona Chalabi followed ten people with ten different incomes, documenting how wealth shaped their choices and identities.
Policy Advocacy for Nonprofit Leaders in Chicago
Veto Session, Lame Duck, and Spring Planning
Join CivicSpace & The Chicago Community Trust for policy advocacy training focused on veto session, lame duck, and spring planning.
Power at the Polls: Confronting Barriers to Accessible Democracy
New America will host a virtual event on the state of accessible democracy.
How We See It
The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump
Explore what outside perspectives reveal about America's place in a changing world and what Americans stand to learn by looking outward.
Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox Book Talk
Join Amy J. Nelson as she discusses her book The Arms Control Paradox—why rising global uncertainty makes arms control more urgent.
Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life
Explore how community colleges are charting the future of American civic engagement.
Rebuilding American Democracy Through Public Participation
Discussion on how the next pro-democracy administration can restore public trust in institutions
The East Wing: Power, Intrigue, and the Untold Story of America’s First Ladies
Step inside the fascinating and high stakes world of the First Lady’s office like never before.
The Better Animal
Exploring AI, Democracy, and More Through Speculative Fiction
Learn more about this allegorical take on the state of our current political climate and technological advances.
American Pogroms: How Forgotten Massacres Shape America
Author and terrorism expert Daniel Byman chronicles two centuries of mob violence in American history.
Bad Guys: How the FBI Created the Enemy Within
Learn how the FBI built the most powerful—and least accountable—domestic intelligence operation to hunt enemies of the state.
Assembling in the Age of AI
Lessons from Snohomish County
Learn how one local government took up the question of how they should use AI, and invited residents to help shape the answer.
Small Loans, Big Barriers
How Small-Dollar Mortgages Impact the Racial Homeownership Gap in the United States
Explore the implications of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act for small-dollar homeownership.