The Next Class of New America Fellows

New America is pleased to announce the appointment of the following 2015 Fellows who will join us on September 1, under the new leadership of Peter Bergen:

Virginia Eubanks will research and write about the impact of public service information technologies on poor and working people in the United States. She is currently an associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. She also writes for The American Prospect and Equal Future and runs two social justice organizations, the Popular Technology Workshops and Our Knowledge, Our Power.

Yascha Mounk will write about technological solutions to the political and environmental challenges of the 21st century, and how confused attitudes about nature are making us overly hesitant to embrace them.

Ari Ratner will write a book on reforming bureaucracy for a new generation based on the experiences of young people in government during the Obama presidency. Ratner is currently a strategic communications consultant and has been collaborating with Alec Ross on a book on the next wave of globalized innovation in science and technology, to be published by Simon & Schuster. Previously, Ratner was appointed to serve at the State Department as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment and as Congressional Liaison for Near Eastern Affairs.

Daniel Rothenberg will write a book on the role of narrative in explaining why people defend politically significant ideas where clear evidence undermines their position. Rothenberg is currently Professor of Practice in the School of Politics and Global Studies and the Lincoln Fellow for Ethics and International Human Rights Law at Arizona State University.