New America in the News: 2013

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.

Weekend Confidential: Anne-Marie Slaughter | Wall Street Journal

June 14, 2013

Anne-Marie Slaughter, the former diplomat and Princeton University professor, might be best known for writing an article a year ago about why women still can't "have it all." Now she's talking about how men can't, either. On a recent morning, the ...

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Wearable Tech Getting Lots of Attention | CNN

June 14, 2013

Technology you actually wear, rather than just carry around. "I think we've moved from desktop to mobile to tablet, and now we're just going to be wearing our computers," Marvin Ammori with Silica Labs said. Google glass developers like Washington's ...

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NSA Chief Says Phone Logs Halted Terror Threats | CNBC.com

June 14, 2013

Philip Mudd, a former F.B.I. deputy director for national security, said that there could be some short-term impact on the programs but that terrorists would find it very hard to function without using electronic communications. "Good luck trying to ...

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Heavy Pressure Led To Decision By Obama On Syrian Arms | New York Times

June 14, 2013

“I really worry this is going to be remembered as the United States standing by and watching a Middle East war ignite,” said Ms. Slaughter, who will become president of the New America Foundation in Washington in September. “I fear the president thinks ...

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The Future Of Higher Education Is Debatable | Deseret News

June 14, 2013

Kevin Carey, who writes a monthly column on college reform for the Chronicle of Higher Education, argued that the higher education model is outmoded and irreparably broken. He foresees a major disruption in the way colleges and universities operate, ...

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NSA Revelations Threaten Worldwide Trust in Facebook, Google | Los Angeles Times

June 14, 2013

Rebecca MacKinnon, senior research fellow with the New America Foundation, says there is a growing sense of outrage around the world. U.S. technology firms tied to the NSA surveillance program are especially vulnerable in places where citizens live ...

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No Love For Accreditation | Inside Higher Ed

June 14, 2013

Kevin Carey, director of the education policy program at the New America Foundation, offered a blueprint for changes to the existing accreditation system and for the creation of a new system of approval for nontraditional providers. Accreditors should ...

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National Security Agency: The Net Rips Apart | Financial Times

June 14, 2013

“It is difficult to imagine the internet not becoming more compartmentalised and Balkanised,” says Rebecca MacKinnon, an expert on online censorship. “Ten years from now, we will look back on the free and open internet” with nostalgia, she adds. At the ...

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U.S. House Panel Questions Value Of Accreditation | Chronicle Of Higher Education (Subscription)

June 14, 2013

Kevin Carey, director of the Education Policy Program at the nonprofit New America Foundation and a contributor to The Chronicle, sees a strong regulatory role for the nation's six regional accrediting organizations, but they were simply not designed ...

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NSA Programs Heat Up Secrecy Debate | Herald Times Reporter

June 13, 2013

“I'm not sure what kind of advantage an adversary gets when we say, 'Hey, we're collecting a lot of phone and email records,' ” said Philip Mudd, a former FBI and CIA counterterrorism official. But some intelligence analysts and government officials ...

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Forum Explores Changing Perceptions on the Modern American Family | Youth Today

June 13, 2013

“Family” is a constantly evolving concept in America, said Liza Mundy, author and fellow at the New America Foundation. Society's definition of marriage will continue to change, she added, but the institution will also continue to exist. While the ...

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Who's Going To Make That? | New York Times

June 13, 2013

Anne-Marie Slaughter, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, incoming president of the New America Foundation. “The digital translator: when you write or record on a digital medium, you indicate the program you used.

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Private Preschools See More Public Funds as Classes Grow | New York Times

June 13, 2013

“High-quality pre-K can happen in church basements, community centers or within the Y.M.C.A., as long as the standards are there,” said Lisa Guernsey, the director of early education at the New America Foundation, a nonprofit policy institute. At a ...

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Google's Hasty Acquisition of Waze Could Still Face Regulatory Scrutiny | Financial Times

June 13, 2013

Yet, Marvin Ammori, a fellow at the New America Foundation and a lawyer who advises Google, noted that the PowerReviews/Bazaarvoice deal could be an example that impacts the search engine giant's latest acquisition. Although Waze “looks like a done ...

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Maryland approves new Prince George's County teacher evaluation system | Washington Examiner

June 13, 2013

The standard originated with a federal requirement that student achievement be a "significant factor" in the evaluations, explained Anne Hyslop, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation's Education Policy Program. It was a requirement that many states struggled with, she said.

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Nsa Controversy Revives Debate Over Secrecy | Shreveport Times

June 13, 2013

"I'm not sure what kind of advantage an adversary gets when we say, 'Hey, we're collecting a lot of phone and e-mail records,' " said Philip Mudd, a former FBI and CIA counterterrorism official. But some intelligence analysts and government officials ...

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Why Obama Chose Woman With No CIA Experience for No. 2 CIA Job | Christian Science Monitor

June 13, 2013

Forget about the women angle, or the lawyer piece, or, for that matter, Haines's lack of agency experience, says Philip Mudd, former deputy director of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center. With Mr. Brennan and Haines in the top two jobs, the CIA has a ...

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Sarah Palin and Fox News Are Getting Back Together | New York Magazine

June 13, 2013

Palin and Fox CEO Roger Ailes went their separate ways in January, with money as the "major" issue, Gabriel Sherman reported at the time, and neither side all that sad about it. But like restless lovers who were certain there was something better out ...

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Everything You Need To Know About The Student Loan Rate Hike | Washington Post

June 13, 2013

It's modeled after a plan Jason Delisle at the New America Foundation released last year. The Senate voted the plan down, 40-57. A Democratic plan, supported by Obama, to extend the 3.4 percent rate for two years got 51 votes and couldn't break a ...

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U.S. Intelligence Chief Under Scrutiny | Financial Times

June 13, 2013

However, even before the NSA revelations, critics were complaining about the excessive use of contractors. “It is alarming that the profit motive is driving our cyber security policy,” says Sascha Meinrath, a technology expert at the New America ...

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