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Civic Action

In the Future, Voting Could Be as Simple as Texting

Ballotted is a simple, secure, fully auditable, and legally defensible e-voting platform that people can trust.

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Video

2 days ago
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Public Health

An Inside Look at the FDA Vaccine Process

With COVID-19 vaccines being developed at “warp speed”, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a critical role to play in ensuring their safety and efficacy. FDA Commissioners Stephen Hahn (current) and Peggy Hamburg (former) joined Aspen Ideas: Health to discuss the process. Watch!

BY Aspen Ideas: Health

Of Interest

2 days ago
Civic Action

A Day-By-Day Guide to What Could Happen If This Election Goes Bad

Election experts game out the chaos that could unfold in the minutes, hours and days after the last ballot is cast.

BY Garrett Graff

Blog Post

2 days ago
Workforce Development

Career Coaching Can Help Workers Navigate an Increasingly Complex and Evolving Labor Market

Extending high quality career coaching to more workers can help them navigate a changing economy and emerge stronger.

BY Ethan Pollack & 1 more

Blog Post

2 days ago
Leadership

Oh me! Oh life! by Walt Whitman

Friday, October 23 A short daily reading and companion meditation from the Institute Executive Leadership Seminars Department, designed to nourish, inspire, and challenge you.

BY Brianna Curran

Blog Post

3 days ago
Civic Action

To Ensure a Fair Election, Look to Faith Leaders

Faith leaders hold a unique role as the sole source of trusted information in some communities.

BY Abigale Haug

Blog Post

3 days ago
Civic Action

We Need Better Arguments, Now More Than Ever

A lack of meaningful engagement among Americans representing opposing views has created and sustained polarization.

BY Erik Gross

Blog Post

3 days ago
K-12 Education

Reassessing Our Pandemic Priorities

Christopher Maximos, previous Education & Society intern and current sophomore at Stanford, speaks powerfully to the reality that schools “have not returned back to normal, therefore we should not reinstate normal modes of assessment.”

BY Christopher Maximos, Sophomore at Stanford University, & 1 more

Blog Post

3 days ago
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