Society

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield in conversation with Jack DeGioia, Shamina Singh and Julia Ioffe.

We are living through a time of intense conflict in what seems like every part of society - online, on TV, and in our communities. You’re not imagining it. So, on this episode of the Value of Leadership, we ask: Why are we so polarized?

Designer of the Social Change Ecosystem, Deepa Iyer, breaks down the Ecosystem and explains how the tool can help sustain each player in the long haul that is creating lasting social change. 

Join thinkers and doers on the front lines of polarization to discuss how we can break through the division and work together.

JULY 13, 2021 - Co-chairs of the Aspen Institute Commission on Information Disorder discuss their newly launched interim report, which sets the 18-member group’s priorities. They cover the Commission’s work to date, and what is next as they look towards making recommendations.

The type of conflict that's permeating America today is the intractable kind where normal rules of engagement don't apply. High conflict is the opposite of useful friction or healthy conflict.

This book talk features Amanda Ripley, Investigative Journalist and Author with Garrett Graff, Journalist, Author, and Director, Cyber Initiatives, Aspen Digital. They will discuss Ripley's new book, “High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out".

The United States is facing one of the most difficult tests in its 244-year history. American democracy is struggling, economic and social justice are under interrogation, faith in institutions is declining, and a pandemic is touching us all. Is national unity a far-off dream?

In this pandemic recession, millions of Americans are going hungry, and Black and Hispanic households are hit harder than white ones.