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National Security

Highlights from the 2018 Aspen Security Forum

Present and prior leaders in security and defense discuss modern emerging threats and foreign relations. Conversations center around Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran.

BY Leah Sorini

Blog Post

2 days ago
Workforce Development

Worker Training Tax Credit: Promoting Employer Investments in the Workforce

To address the impacts of technological change and the decline in employer-provided training on the workforce, the Future of Work Initiative proposes a tax credit for businesses to invest in training for their low- and middle-income workers. The issue brief has been updated from May 2017 to include economic modeling.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Publication

4 days ago
Long-Term Capitalism

Look Beyond Executives to Fix Executive Pay

Companies are publishing new data about pay — comparing the CEO’s compensation to that of the “median” worker.

BY Judith F. Samuelson

Blog Post

4 days ago
US Government

Can the Democrats Win Big in 2018—and 2020?

Amy Walter, Reihan Salam, Celinda Lake, and Jamelle Bouie talk about democrats and the midterm elections.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

5 days ago
Society

Off Stage 2: Fighting for Immigrants

Gaby Pacheco and New York Times Writer Wajahat Ali, talk about the struggles immigrants still face years later.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

5 days ago
Society

Off Stage 1: Leaving Hate Behind

Christian Picciolini and Wajahat Ali, from New York Times discuss hate in our “Off-Stage” podcast series from Aspen Ideas to Go.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

5 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Attracting employees with upskilling

An investment in staff development—like Walmart's Dollar a Day program—can be a potent attraction and retention tool.

BY UpSkill America

Of Interest

5 days ago
Civic Action

NBC Universal Erase The Hate Campaign

The Better Arguments Project has been named an Erase The Hate Change Maker! Learn how it equips Americans to have arguments that bring us closer together instead of driving us further apart at www.erasethehateorg.

BY Citizenship and American Identity Program

Video

6 days ago
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