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Ringing in an Expansive New Year in 2022

2022 brings big issues to tackle—and the Aspen Institute has big plans to address them.

BY David K. Gibson

Blog Post

12.20.2021
Criminal Law and Justice

Youth Leaders Unlocking Justice

A movement is growing to advance justice and safety. It is increasingly evident that young people play a central role in this moveme

BY Criminal Justice Reform Initiative

Video

12.08.2020
Civic Action

You're Never Too Young to be Civically Engaged

Reflections on what it means for Indigenous youth to participate in civic life at the end of Native American Heritage month

BY Cordelia Falls Down

Blog Post

11.30.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, November 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

11.30.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, October 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

10.29.2020
Climate Change

For Gen Z, Climate Change is a Clear and Present Danger to our Planet

The solutions to climate change that we learn about as young people have been inadequate or nonexistent.

BY Kiera O’Brien, & 1 more

Blog Post

10.13.2020
Identity and Equity

Decolonization Can’t Happen Without Indigenous Voices

True decolonization means genuinely listening to Indigenous community members and creating shifts in the power dynamics.

BY Owen L. Oliver

Blog Post

10.09.2020
Society

A Love Letter to the Next Generation

Fellows at the 2020 Resnick Aspen Action Forum shared a vision for the world that they would like to leave behind.

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Blog Post

08.29.2020
Society

Young People Can Lead as “We Meet the Moment.” But, They Need Our Country to Invest in Them

Young people of color from places of long-time disinvestment, a history of racist systems, and concentrated poverty are starting from even further back than most.

BY Stephen A. Patrick

Blog Post

06.24.2020
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