In Focus

The Next Move: How Business Can Close Racial Economic Gaps in 2021

Here, we present the first part of a series of responses about what organizational leaders can – and should – be doing to drive change from within to address racial wealth gaps.

January 29, 2021

SOF Digital Discussion: Washington’s Changing Landscape: Post-Election Politics and New Dynamics

A wide-ranging exploration of the entirely different political landscape, which includes new leadership in the White House, a change of control in Congress, and a rebalanced Supreme Court.

January 27, 2021

This Alphabet Book Is Teaching Children About Diversity and Compassion

A dozen students at Marion C. Moore High School in Louisville, KY created a children’s book as part of Aspen Challenge.

January 26, 2021

Native Youth Policy Recommendations for Biden-Harris Administration

Biden administration makes commitment to fulfilling Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations.

January 26, 2021

Opportunities for Religious Pluralism in the Biden Administration

The executive branch can support a robust vision for religious freedom that includes all religious traditions.

January 21, 2021
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Aspen Education Statement on Georgia Elections, Events at U.S. Capitol, and Future of Democracy

As education leaders we must work across lines of race, political party, and every other divide to position public education as a bulwark of democracy and an engine of equity.

January 11, 2021
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How to have a better argument across the political divide

A “better” argument is a way of engaging across differences, not by setting those differences aside, but by engaging them directly.

January 7, 2021

Who Is Us: Defining American Identity

“Who Is Us?,” a research project from the Aspen Institute and the Democracy Fund, centers on the idea that severe fragmentation of American society is a direct threat to our democracy.

January 4, 2021