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First Movers Summit IV

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Thu Oct 19, 2017 through Sun Oct 22, 2017

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Getting Ahead in Rural Jobs

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Sun Oct 22, 2017 through Tue Oct 24, 2017

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Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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Race, Work, and Opportunity in America

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Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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The Aspen Journal of Ideas is a curated digital collection of essays, conversations and opinions from experts and thought leaders of the Aspen Institute community.

Racial Equity

East Bay-Area HS Students Model California Love

At an October 3 City Council meeting, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced plans to deliver this year’s State of the City address at the I

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World Affairs

Mexico Is Still Standing

We must channel our pain into something positive, something that can make a difference.

BY Ricardo Salinas

Journal of Ideas

10.03.2017
US Government

Why Earmarks Shouldn't Be A Dirty Word

The self-imposed earmark ban instituted in Congress has removed the most important tool available to lawmakers in passing bills. The ban was

BY Douglas Farrar

Journal of Ideas

09.28.2017
Free Speech and Religion

Universities Facing Turmoil

A recent article in InsideHigherEd focused on the challenges facing the new president of Duke University, including his authorization of the

BY Karen Gross & 1 more

Journal of Ideas

09.05.2017
K-12 Education

A Magic Wand In Human Form

Step details the story of three remarkable students and their senior year at the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW).

BY Karen Gross

Journal of Ideas

08.10.2017
Water

Imagine an Internet of Water

A simple experiment: what is the quality of the water coming out of your tap today? What do you know about the water that you and your famil

BY Martin Doyle, & 1 more

Journal of Ideas

08.08.2017
Civic Action

Revisiting the Coder's Code of Ethics

Add one more group to the growing list of those jolted into self-examination and action in the wake of the 2016 election. There are the wome

BY Louise Lief

Journal of Ideas

07.24.2017

IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute is the tri-annual flagship publication of the Aspen Institute, with a mandate to promote not just the ever-increasing initiatives and programs of the Institute but the ideas driving them.

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IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute Summer 2017

Henry Crown Turns 20, the Stevens Initiative takes learning global, and more.

BY Institute Staff

06.01.2017
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IDEAS: Winter 2016/2017

Aspen to Accra: Igniting global entrepreneurialism, Washington Ideas Forum, and much more.

BY Institute Staff

11.17.2016

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