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10 Books for Summer Reading

A guide from Aspen Words on novels, memoirs, and more you can dive into.

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Racial Equity

Using Our Voice at AspenX

AspenX is an opportunity for high school students to take a deep dive into critical topics of the day through virtual and experiential learn

BY Kimani Coye

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So What?

Whose Money is It?

APEP has been thinking a lot about the power dynamics between funders and grantees.

BY David Devlin-Foltz & 2 more

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2 days ago
Racial Equity

Whose Racial Story Do We Tell?

AspenX is an opportunity for high school students to take a deep dive into critical topics of the day through virtual and experiential learn

BY Agung Putra

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Workforce Development

Lifelong Learning and Training Accounts: Helping Workers Adapt and Succeed in a Changing Economy

To succeed in a rapidly changing economy, workers will need to update and learn new skills over the course of their careers. The Future of Work Initiative proposes Lifelong Learning and Training Accounts to incentivize workers, businesses, and government to co-invest in the development of worker skills.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

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National Security

Re-Emerging Nuclear Threat

We're entering a potential new era of proliferation and nuclear security.

BY Matthew Miller

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3 days ago
National Security

Monaco, Clapper, and Brennan on Overseas Threats

John Brennan, Lisa Monaco, and James Clapper speak with NBC's Nicolle Wallace about Iran, Russia, and North Korea.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

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3 days ago
Philanthropy

Increasing Nonprofit Transparency

This spring the House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the electronic filing of nonprofit tax returns, an effort led by the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation.

BY Nicole Corea & 1 more

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4 days ago
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IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute Winter 2017

The 10th Annual McNulty Prize is awarded; inside the Youth and Engagement Division; the history of a secret bunker on an Aspen Institute campus and more.

12.01.2017

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IDEAS: Special Issue 2017

This special edition of Ideas: The Magazine of the Aspen Institute celebrates another summer in Aspen as well as looking back on the tenure of Walter Isaacson

10.05.2017

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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.

06.01.2017

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IDEAS: Winter 2016/2017

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

11.17.2016

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