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Gender Equity

Feminism is Challenging Authoritarianism

2019 Aspen Ideas Festival speaker Leta Hong Fincher on the oppression of women abroad and in the US, and the role gender equality plays in a healthy democracy.

BY Leta Hong Fincher

Blog Post

4 days ago
Public Libraries

Beyond Connectivity

With a focus on California Public libraries, this report suggests how library broadband can be used to address statewide goals.

BY John Horrigan

Publication

4 days ago
Family Finances

Podcast | HOPE for Financial Inclusion

June 11, 2019 Ida Rademacher is featured in this podcast covering our work with nLIFT and the Consumer Insights Collaborative.

BY Financial Security Program

Of Interest

4 days ago
Family Finances

Beware: These moves can leave a dent in your credit score

June 10, 2019 Program Manger Katherine Lucas McKay is featured in this CNBC article on consumer debt and credit.

BY Financial Security Program

Of Interest

5 days ago
Climate Change

Individual Actions Can't Solve Climate Change

All the little things people are doing won't add up to a solution, says 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival speaker Joshua Goldstein.

BY Joshua Goldstein

Blog Post

1 week ago
Employment and Jobs

Designing Portable Benefits: A Resource Guide for Policymakers

This Resource Guide lays out the context for portable benefits and examines key design questions for policymakers to consider.

BY Libby Reder & 2 more

Publication

1 week ago
Business School

Building Shared Prosperity through the Collaborative Economy

From Uber to Airbnb, peer-to-peer business models are often at the center of discussions about where the future of work may be headed. Their

BY Ideas Worth Teaching

Blog Post

1 week ago
Society

In Memoriam of Charles Van Doren: An Appreciation of Our Moderator - a Master Teacher

Charles Van Doren, scion of one of America’s premier intellectual and literary families, died on April 9, 2019, at the age of 93. His fath

BY Jane Jaquette, & 1 more

Blog Post

1 week ago
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