The Aspen Institute in the News 2007

• A Bezos Aspen Scholar reflects on his experience in Dallas ISD student picked to participate in forum with world leaders (The Dallas Morning News, December 29, 2007)
  
  
• Walter Isaacson remembers Benazir Bhutto (Bhutto's Warm Smile, Time, 12/27/2007)
  
  
• 'NCLB in Waiting,' by NCLB Commission Co-chairs Tommy Thompson and Roy Barnes (Washington Times, December 19, 2007)
  
  
• The Roundtable for Community Change examines emerging practices in racial equity. (St. Cloud’s Create CommUNITY fights systemic racism, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, 12/12/2007). Read the report (PDF).
  
  
• U.S. resolve must match the terrorist threat to close the vulnerability gap writes Clark Kent Ervin in the San Francisco Chronicle (Our resolve must match al Qaeda's, September 12, 2007)
  
  
• Colin Powell reflects on the Iraq war, affirmative action, and his plans for the future in an interview with Walter Isaacson, GQ Icon: Colin Powell.
  
  
• Blogger Patricia Zohn proposes making personal, visible action a priority. (Fat Cats, Smartypants, and Big Bears, The Huffington Post, August 14, 2007)
  
  
• The Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society discusses the "roles of old and new media and how they can improve society." (Aspen Forum Centers on Media, The Denver Post, August 14, 2007)
  
  
• Read Clark Kent Ervin's Commentary in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "U.S. Should Take Risk and Admit More Iraqis," August 9, 2007
  
  
• "Democratic Presidential Hopeful John Edwards Shares His Vision in Aspen," at Aspen Institute speaker series event (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, August 10, 2007)
  
  
• John Molinaro, associate director of the Community Strategies Group, urged foundations to help rural areas develop new economic development strategies. (Rural America Must Be Philanthropic Priority, Conference Speakers Say, Chronicle of Philanthropy, August 8, 2007)
  
  
• Read Clark Kent Ervin's op-ed in the Baltimore Sun, Surveillance Cameras Strike Balance in Fight Against Terrorism, August 5, 2007
  
  
• "Newt Gingrich calls for change" at the McCloskey Speaker Series in Aspen (The Aspen Times, August 4, 2007)
  
  
• Columnist Paul Andersen writes in the Aspen Times that an Ideas Festival targeting youth is vital to promoting change in the world (Ideas for youth, Aspen Times, July 22, 2007)
  
  
• Jeffrey Rosen details in The New Republic his discussion with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer about the Court's role in American democracy at the Aspen Ideas Festival (A Conservative Activist Court, cbsnews.com, July 14, 2007)
  
  
• Presidential contender John Edwards will speak at the Aspen Institute on August 9th. (Edwards to Speak in Aspen, Aspen Daily News, July 16, 2007)
  
  
• Clark Ervin, director of the Aspen Institute Homeland Security Program writes, with Andy Zelleke, that "A Permanent Bipartisan Committee of Senior Statesmen is Needed to Check Presidential Power" (The Christian Science Monitor, July 16, 2007)
  
  
• Karl Rove garners praise for his Aspen Ideas Festival appearance. (How Rove Charmed A Clinton Crowd, National Journal, July 13, 2007)
  
  
• A HuffingtonPost.com blogger describes her experience at the Aspen Ideas Festival (The Aspen Ideas Festival: Media Darlings, Grace and Humility, July 11, 2007)
  
  
• The Institute will hold "The Hunter S. Thompson Annual Symposium" July 21, focusing on the writings and political leanings of the famed author (Institute to host Gonzo symposium, The Aspen Times, July 11, 2007)
  
  
• The Chicago Sun Times reports on the high-profile Aspen Ideas Festival attendees (Aspen Action, July 10, 2007)
  
• Tucker Carlson Discusses Colin Powell's Remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival (TVEyes.com transcript of Tucker on MSNBC, July 9, 2007)
  
  
• President Bill Clinton touts global interdependence at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Those Were the Days, The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2007)
  
  
• Visit The Huffington Post's coverage of the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival.
  
  
• Former Secretary of State Colin Powell questions Karl Rove at an Aspen Ideas Festival event (Rove and Powell Engage in CIA Leak Case, The Aspen Times, July 9, 2007)
  
  
• Karl Rove spoke about the war in Iraq and the CIA leak case at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Rove Faces Cynics in Aspen, Denver Post, July 9, 2007)
  
  
• Walter Isaacson urges the presidential candidates to provide visionary and imaginative ideas for a global response to the continuing threat of jihadist terrorism (A Vision to Match the Threat, The Washington Post, July 9, 2007)
  
  
• The Malaysia Sun reports on commentary about the Iraq war at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Colin Powell Told Bush Not to Invade Iraq, July 8, 2007)
  
  
• Madeleine Albright speaks on "Women and American Politics" Panel at Ideas Festival (Women and politics a Hard Line to Cross, The Aspen Times, July 7, 2007)
  
  
• Watch Washington Week with Gwen Ifill, filmed during Aspen Ideas Festival with guests Dan Balz, Washington Post; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine; Martha Raddatz, ABC News; Alexis Simendinger, National Journal (July 6, 2007)
  
  
• Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute, described the perils of carbon-driven population and industrial growth and advocated for increased reliance on wind and solar power at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Growing a perennial revolution, Aspen Daily News, July 6, 2007)
  
  
• Writer and television reporter Jeremy Schaap to co-host an Aspen Ideas Festival discussion titled "Sports and Society" on Saturday with HBO sports reporter and filmmaker Jon Frankel and former Minnesota Vikings running back Robert Smith (Schaap: Sports provide window into society, The Aspen Times, July 6, 2007)
  
  
• Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer describes to Aspen Public Radio the compelling ideas he has heard at Aspen Ideas Festival (Exclusive Interview with Justice Breyer, July 6, 2007)
  
  
• Listen to Iraq study group co-chairman Lee Hamilton, U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, and former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Jack Keane debate the Iraq war strategy and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings defend No Child Left Behind on Aspen Public Radio (Hamilton: Bush Starting to Implement Study Group Recommendations, July 6, 2007)
  
  
• In panels at the Aspen Ideas Festival, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Iraq study group co-chairman Lee Hamilton, U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, and former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Jack Keane predict the likely outcomes in Iraq (Sunnis likely to prevail in Iraq, Powell predicts, The Denver Post, July 6, 2007)
  
  
• At the Aspen Ideas Festival, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said the global warming threat is probably the biggest challenge ever facing humankind (Is it all a 'green hallucination'? The Aspen Times, July 6, 2007)
  
  

• Clark Kent Ervin, director of the Institute's Homeland Security Initiative, suggests the U.S. needs to inquire as to "Why do so Many U.S. Muslims Appear to be Sympathetic to al-Qaeda?" (The Dallas Morning News, July 5, 2007)
  

• ThinkProgress reports on results of a new poll released yesterday at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Read Voters Believe Iraq is Creating New Terrorists, Distracting From Domestic Priorities, July 5, 2007.
  
  
• Aspen's IdeasFestival-Independence Day Explores Frontiers, and Aspen IdeasFestival - from a distance (conferenza.com, July 5, 2007)
  
  
• Prompted by a discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Jim Wallis of Sojourners/Call to Renewal blogs about American ideals about human rights and the road to social change (American Ideals, BeliefNet.com, July 05, 2007)
  
  
• U.S. Rep. Jane Harman; Former Sen. Gary Hart; and R. James Woolsey, a former director of the CIA and current vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton, decry US energy policy (U.S. energy policy attacked at Aspen forum, The Denver Post, July 4, 2007)
  
  
• Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discussed his book Einstein, His Life and Universe at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Isaacson Explains Einstein in His Spare Time, Aspen Daily News, July 4, 2007)
  
  
• U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) and energy guru Amory Lovins reflected on fuels for the future at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Festival sparks energizing ideas, The Aspen Times, July 4, 2007)
  
  
• Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong discussed Floyd Landis, beating cancer, and personal regrets at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Armstrong still has eyes on the prize, The Aspen Times, July 4, 2007)
  
  
• Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham discussed 'What Bush Could Really Learn from Churchill' at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Read "Bush Could Learn From Churchill," Aspen Daily News, July 4, 2007.
  
  

• A study by the Aspen Institute Nonprofit and Philantrhopy Program finds that Congress has approved increased funding to charitable programs. (Chronicle of Philanthropy, July 2, 2007)

• The "Institute Welcomes Big Gifts From Resnicks, Lauders" (Aspen Daily News, July 2, 2007)

• Read "Institute Center Defines 'Green'" about the recently opened Doerr-Hosier Conference Center (Aspen Daily News, July 2, 2007)

• It's "Politics Aside" at the Ideas Festival. (Washington Times 'Inside the Beltway' column, June 29, 2007).

• The 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival includes numerous public events ("Even More Events for Ideas Fest," Aspen Times, June 28, 2007)

• The Aspen Daily News reports that the "Aspen Institute Speaker Series Announced," June 6, 2007.

• The Aspen Institute Arts & Ideas Series is announced in The Aspen Times, June 4, 2007.

• Clark Kent Ervin, director of the Institute's Homeland Security Initiative, writes of the imperative to keep inspectors general independent to ensure their effectiveness (Los Angeles Times, Protect government watchdogs from politics, May 19, 2007).

• The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program report Paying for Overhead reveals that a majority of philanthropies are willing to pay for charities' administrative costs (The Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 9, 2007)

• Read Walter Isaacson's latest TIME magazine essay, A Way Out of Iran's Nuclear Impasse? (March 14)
  
  
• Aspen High School thanks the Aspen Institute for providing seminars and scholarships to local teens (Aspen Daily News, February 25, 2007).
  
  
• Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discusses journalism, Albert Einstein, post-Katrina reconstruction and more in an interview with Life After Life host John Palmer which aired on February 8th on Retirement Living TV (Quicktime, Windows Media Player).
  
  
• Read Walter Isaacson's recent TIME Magazine essay suggesting the creation of a NATO-like alliance between the West and its moderate allies in the Arab World. (A NATO for the Middle East, TIME, Feb 5, 2007).
  
  
• Common Sense Media and the Aspen Institute Announce Schedule for ''Beyond Primetime'' Media Conference (Yahoo.com, January 26, 2007)
  
  
• Senior Fellow Jack Riggs advises Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to seek independent experts for the Public Service Commission (Governor O'Malley's chance to reshape PSC, Baltimore Sun, January 18, 2007)
  
  
• Common Sense Media and the Aspen Institute Announce First "Beyond Primetime'' Conference (Yahoo.com, January 16, 2007)
  
  
• Walter Isaacson writes in Time Magazine on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's efforts at seeking a Palestinian-Israeli peace accord (The Women's Channel, Time Magazine, January 22, 2007)