The New America Foundation is a non-profit public policy institute and think tank located in Washington, D.C. that promotes innovative political solutions transcending conventional party lines -- what they call radical centrist politics. Founded by Ted Halstead, the foundation aims to be non-partisan, and its board includes people with a range of political beliefs. Well-known board members include political commentator and Newsweek columnist Fareed Zakaria, former Republican governor of New Jersey and former head of the Environmental Protection Agency Christine Todd Whitman, conservative philosopher and historian Francis Fukuyama, author and Atlantic Monthly correspondent James Fallows,and liberal economist and professor Laura D'Andrea Tyson. Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... This article is about the institution. ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... The term Radical Middle refers to a type of third way philosophy as well as an associated political movement, which defines itself by simultaneously affirming both sides of an apparently contradictory issue, whether that be Left-Right politics or a false dilemma. ... Ted Halstead is the founder and president of the New America Foundation and the co-author, with Michael Lind, of The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... Fareed Zakaria (born January 20, 1964, Mumbai, India) is a journalist, columnist, author, editor, commentator, and television host specializing in international relations and foreign affairs. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... EPA redirects here. ... Christine Todd Christie Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican politician and author, who served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey and was the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush. ... Yoshihiro Francis Fukuyama (born October 27, 1952, Chicago, Illinois), an American philosopher, political economist and author. ... The Atlantic Monthly (also known as The Atlantic) is an American literary/cultural magazine that was founded in November 1857. ... James Fallows is an American print and radio journalist who has been associated with The Atlantic Monthly for many years and has written seven books. ... Laura DAndrea Tyson is currently Dean of the London Business School. ...

Ideology and research

The New America Foundation actively encourages a variety of opinions. The politics of the board members and fellows range from the American left to the American right. Scholars represent many different areas of public policy, from economics to the environment to gender to political philosophy. The methodologies are equally varied, with some specializing in quantitative analysis and others favoring historical ruminations. The research is undertaken in order to achieve the Foundation's stated mission: "to bring exceptionally promising new voices and new ideas to the fore of our nation's public discourse."

Published articles

Articles by numerous New America Foundation members have appeared in leading publications. The Atlantic Monthly has had extensive coverage in several issues from New American Foundation writers, expounding on their analyses and proposing solutions to persistent US problems. Board members and fellows have written cover stories for a large number of periodicals, including centrist publications like Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Wilson Quarterly, Wired and The New Yorker; conservative publications like The National Interest and The American Conservative; and liberal publications like The American Prospect, The New Republic and Mother Jones. This article is about a journal. ... A countrys foreign policy is a set of political goals that seeks to outline how that particular country will interact with other countries of the world and, to a lesser extent, non-state actors. ... Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ... The New Yorker is an American magazine that publishes reportage, criticism, essays, cartoons, poetry and fiction. ... The National Interest is a prominent quarterly international affairs journal, founded in 1985 by Irving Kristol and currently published by the Nixon Center. ... The American Conservative magazine. ... The American Prospect is a monthly magazine which focuses on US politics and public policy. ... For other uses, see the New Republic disambiguation page. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• New America Foundation webpage
• Source Watch
• "Cutting Dividend Taxes Could Work to Reform Corporate Taxation," by Phillip Longman and Maya MacGuineas
• "Citizenship and Sacrifice for National Service," by Michael Lind
• The Washington Note Blog of Steve Clemons, New America Foundation Senior Fellow and Director of the American Strategy Program
• "Asset Building Program for Low-Income Americans," New America Foundation program description