New America Foundation

Len Nichols' Remarks Before the Senate Finance Committee's Health Reform Summit

Health Policy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:43:00 -0400

Iraq War Spurs Growth in Vehicle Manufacturing and Fuel Supply Contracts

adminn — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:59:00 -0400

The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have spurred strong growth in Pentagon prime contract awards to companies involved in armored vehicle production and fuel supply. In the mean time, major arms makers like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have experienced much more modest growth rates.

Armored Vehicle Makers Benefit Most

A New America Foundation analysis of the Department of Defense's top ten contractors for FY 2007 found that the greatest increase by far from the prior year was posted by BAE Systems, which purchased Armor Holdings Inc., producer of the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP), in July of 2007. BAE's… more

Homeownership in a New Era

Asset Building — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:00:00 -0400

Financial System Regulation

Asset Building — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:16:00 -0400

529 College Savings Plans

Asset Building — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:25:00 -0400

Financial Literacy: Need, Strategies, Opportunity

Asset Building — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:37:00 -0400

Policy Approaches for Saving and Asset Building by Low-Income Americans

Asset Building — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:59:00 -0400

Health System Reform: Why Now, What Choices, What If...?

Health Policy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:37:00 -0500

The American Public and the Next Social Contract

Next Social Contract — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:21:00 -0500

The first premise of the New America Foundation’s initiative on the Next Social Contract is that the structures that help American workers and their families balance economic security and opportunity involve much more than a set of government programs. What we call the social contract is a set of formal and informal systems and assumptions, involving individuals, employers and government, that provide, as Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. put it, “security in the context of freedom and freedom in the context of security.” These assumptions have evolved through the course of American history, shaped by the crises and historical accidents from which they were born. Together, they are rooted in the… more

Optimal Capital Structure: The Role of Savings in MFIs

Asset Building — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:56:00 -0500