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Opinion: Here's a Way to Drive More Donations to Charity

(Nov. 8) -- Among the many casualties of the Great Recession are charitable groups. Last year, for example, donations dropped 11 percent, the largest drop in 20 years, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. But as in other areas, this adversity presents an opportunity to create new, more innovative and better ways to...

Opinion: Impoverishing Democracy

(July 22) -- Thomas Jefferson once observed, "Information is the currency of democracy." That's never been more true than it is today. We live, after all, in an information age, one that's seen a virtual explosion in new sources of information -- ranging from newspapers and TV to talk radio, cable news, millions upon...

Background on New America Foundation

The New America Foundation is an American non-profit, nonpartisan public policy institute and think tank focusing on a wide range of issues, including national security studies, technology, asset building, health, energy, education, and the economy.

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