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For more information on Patrick and Functional Fluidics, visit www.functionalfluidics.com. For more information on the Aspen Health Innovators Fellowship, and to hear from more leaders on the front-lines of health care on the Behind the Mask po
Find more about this episode and part two here. Learn more about The Civil Society Fellowship – a partnership of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network– here. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podca
To read the 2020 State of Native Youth report, click here.
Despite the stories commonly taught about the first Thanksgiving, the truth behind this holiday is much darker. Listen to Nikki Petre of the Center for Native American Youth talk about what work is left to be done around a holiday that is const
To learn more about K-12 Climate Action, head to this website: https://www.k12climateaction.org/
To see more election content from the Aspen Institute, head to our Gears of Democracy page: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/gears-of-democracy/
Read more here: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/podcasts/new-criminal-justice-podcast-launches-with-look-into-the-criminalization-of-black-girls/ Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shades-of-freedom/id1527499155
Find all of the eviction research from Aspen's Financial Security Program and its partners here: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-covid-19-eviction-crisis-an-estimated-30-40-million-people-in-america-are-at-risk/
Find the full letter on the pandemic from The Aspen Ministers Forum here: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/news/press-release/amf-global-covid-19-response/
East Harlem is an overlooked neighborhood of Manhattan, made vulnerable by structural racism and gentrification. But even before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the neighborhood had its own preparedness organization run by women of color who wor
Artist, advocate, and entrepreneur Paula Crown reflects with Artist in Residence Edmund de Waal on his work.
The following is a cross-posted conversation between Dan Porterfield, CEO and President of the Aspen Institute, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving Podcast. On the episode, Dan Porterfield talked about leading the institute
As COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly, the global trends around information flows seem to be moving even faster. In this episode, Aspen Digital Executive Director Vivian Schiller answers pressing questions like the long term impact of misinfo
It's already difficult to talk about politics in a polarized United States, but a few choice words are making it even harder. Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter says the original meaning of words like "liberalism" and "socialism" hav
Long before Andrew Yang raised the idea of universal basic income (UBI) as a presidential campaign platform, UBI has been a topic among economic development experts. Is it a silver bullet or money without accountability? The reality is much mor
Every year during National Native American Heritage Month, the Center for Native American Youth puts out a report centered on Native Youth and the issues they are working towards solving in their communities. This year’s report was centered on
When it comes to being an immigrant and helping women succeed, former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is unapologetic.
Maria Pacheco and Alexandra Kissling speak about combatting machismo is Central American society and empowering Central American women with the tools they need to succeed economically and socially. They are two of the founders of Vital Voices
There have been many proposals on how to fix the healthcare system in America. One proposal in particular, Medicare for All, has gained a lot of popularity. Margot Sanger-Katz from The New York Times joins host Amina Akhtar to explain the propo
With such drastic measures being taken both by government and companies selling vaping products, it begs the question: what’s the deal with vaping? Internationally recognized anti-tobacco experts Deborah Arnott and Matthew Myers give us their t
Starting the week of September 23rd, the Aspen Insight Podcast will be back for its third season with host Amina Akhtar.
There are over 1,000 community colleges in America serving the needs of millions of students, many of whom are the first generation of their families to continue on to college. The best schools across the nation not only offer a great education
A tide of threats against the ocean is rising, but pioneering ocean scientist and advocate Dr. Sylvia Earle, co-chair of the Aspen High Seas Initiative, has a solution. On this episode of Aspen Insight, we hear from Dr. Earle about her life cha
For decades, Americans have been losing trust in democratic institutions, particularly media. In the news landscape, fact and opinion are getting blurred, falling revenues are shuttering newsrooms, and the public lives in “echo chambers” and ca
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, a highly influential German modern art school that closed under pressure from the Nazis. One of the school’s teachers, Herbert Bayer, came to Aspen, Colorado in 1946 and had a profound impac
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