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Justice & Civic Identity

We Must Keep Their Names Alive

BY Douglas Wood

The criminalization of poverty is a stark reminder of the legacy of race and the criminal justice system.
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Literature

5 Books That Shine A Spotlight on Racial Injustice

Words, sentences, and stories can lead to shifts in consciousness, to action and to change.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

2 days ago
Employment and Jobs

How Digital Training Can Build a Public Health Workforce

Employers and local governments are developing innovative mechanisms to prepare and deploy public health workers.

BY Zach Neumann

Blog Post

1 week ago
Society

Leading on the Frontlines: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Continuing our leadership series hosted by CNN national correspondent Suzanne Malveux, Schaaf reflects on the values driving the hard-hitting decisions she’s facing.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

1 week ago
Around the Institute

Statement on the Killing of George Floyd

The Aspen Institute shares the grief and anger of Americans everywhere as we react to the unconscionable killing of George Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis police while pleading for his life saying the words, “I can’t breathe.”

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

1 week ago
Energy

The Next Phase of India's Renewable Energy Transition

India's government wants to meet half of its power demand with clean sources by 2030.

BY Varun Sivaram

Blog Post

1 week ago

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News, Ideas, & Past Events

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