IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute Winter 2019 / 20

From Aspen to Published

In her forthcoming memoir, Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy, Zimmerman recounts how her ex became a drug addict and how he kept his secret hidden from family, friends, and coworkers.

December 5, 2019

Get Out and Play

December 5, 2019

How Cultural History Impacts Mental Health

Students at Marion C. Moore High School in Louisville, Kentucky explore how identity and an understanding of self can affect mental health.

December 5, 2019

Up for the Count

The US census collects valuable information that helps determine how many services and how much funding various demographic groups receive. Unfortunately, Native Americans have been historically undercounted. Shandiin Herrera calls for Native youth to get involved.

December 5, 2019

Good Ideas in the Badlands

Thanks to a new Institute initiative, four young Fargo natives brought the spirit of the Aspen Ideas Festival to their hometown to talk food, sports, better arguments, and Theodore Roosevelt.

December 5, 2019