NDN Programs

Green Project

Announcing Electricity 2.0, a major policy paper written by Michael Moynihan, arguing that America must upgrade its electricity system to an open, distributed network in order to unlock the potential of clean technology and unleash a renewable revolution.

The NDN’s Green Project -- led by Michael Moynihan, a former Senior Advisor to Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers -- works to develop a legislative, regulatory and advocacy framework to address climate change, enhance energy security, transition to a low-carbon economy, and accelerate the development of clean technologies and infrastructure to promote economic growth and the creation of jobs.

Visit the Green Project blog for more of our ongoing work.

Visit Green Project Director Michael Moynihan's blog.

Visit Globalization Initiative Deputy Policy Director Jake Berliner's blog.

Globalization Initiative

NDN's Globalization Initiative was established to promote economic growth and restore broad-based prosperity in our globalized economy. Chaired by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under President Bill Clinton, the program works toward modernizing our healthcare and energy policies; investing in 21st century skills for our workers and students, rebuilding America's infrastructure; and accelerating innovation across the economy. NDN also plays a major role in the debate over how to best manage the Great Recession and the crises impacting our housing and financial markets.

Visit the Globalization Initiative blog for more of our ongoing work.

Visit Globalization Initiative Chair Robert Shapiro's blog.

Visit Globalization Initiative Deputy Policy Director Jake Berliner's blog.

Center for the Millennial Era

Led by Fellows Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais, authors of the critically acclaimed book, Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, & The Future of American Politics, NDN continues to be a leading voice on the Millennial Generation – those born between 1982 and 2003 -- and the profound attitudinal shifts of this generation, the largest and most progressive in American history.

Latin America Policy Initiative

Building on its years of work advocating for a modern approach to America’s growing Latino community, NDN is developing a robust inter-American policy program to focus on issues affecting countries in Latin America. The Latin America Policy Initiative, has three parts: the Latin America Policy Seminar, the Latin America Policy Studies Program and the Latin America Policy Forum.

Fixing Our Broken Immigration System

NDN has a demonstrated commitment to achieving a sensible immigration system.  NDN began to fight for reform by spending the most resources of any organization - prior to the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign - on a Spanish-language radio and television media campaign designed specifically to counter anti-immigrant campaigns.  Similarly, as a cornerstone of NDN's Hispanic Programs, NDN has regularly hosted forums with members of both chambers of Congress to discuss proposals to fix our current broken immigration system.  Through its leading research and polling - conducted most recently among all voters in Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and New Mexico - NDN has found that a majority of Americans support a legislative overhaul to fix the broken immigration system, as opposed to limited enforcement measures.  To follow our work on immigration, you can access the latest work written by our team: Simon, Andres, and Zuraya; and you can follow the most salient issues being discussed in the area of immigration reform by reading NDN's Weekly Update on Immigration.

Click here for NDN's presentation "Making the Case for Passage of Immigration Reform This Year."

Immigration is not going away as an issue. From observing the Presidential campaign in 2008 and watching the news every evening, it is clear America will be debating this issue intensely in 2009.