More than one in eight US youth are not working or in school; how will this impact their futures? What is the federal government’s role in regulating genetically modified food? After decades of war, is America afraid of peace? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.
Scroll down to see tweets from across the Institute this week about what’s important right now. Follow our @AspenInstitute list on Twitter for updates and to keep up with each program’s events, video, and experts, and let us know what you’re reading in the comments section below.
To Tackle Food Waste,Big Grocery Chain To Sell #uglyFruitAndVeg http://t.co/8DkqcWHgZa @NewsHour @Imperfectfruit @raleys #foodwaste
— Allison Aubrey (@AubreyNPRFood) June 17, 2015
"The demise of #SouthAfrica’s conscience has not been sudden." – @AspenNewVoices Fellow @Sisonkemsimang in @nytimes. http://t.co/VfqMnyrFpY
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) June 18, 2015
1 in 8 of U.S. young people, and 1in 5 youth of color, are neither employed nor in school. http://t.co/zITBkcoloC
— Workforce Strategies (@AspenWorkforce) June 18, 2015
America is more afraid of peace than war.
http://t.co/AyUjiqEiGt
by @TheNatlInterest https://t.co/efhA5cKltm
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) June 17, 2015
What is the future of human rights in North Korea? This report addresses the road ahead: http://t.co/ZWXRwwroOe pic.twitter.com/ILYIU8aIHE
— CSIS (@CSIS) June 16, 2015
The federal role in #GMO food labeling by our @DanRGlickman, former Sec of Agriculture. http://t.co/A9towFMesO pic.twitter.com/tA9gSznXuR
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) June 15, 2015
