Why are megafires in the West becoming so commonplace? What happens when ennui is used as a political strategy? Is access to higher education the economic and moral issue of our time? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.
Scroll down to see tweets from across the Institute this week about what’s important right now. Follow our @AspenInstitute list on Twitter for updates and to keep up with each program’s events, video, and experts, and let us know what you’re reading in the comments section below.
Paying for the Forest Fire Next Time http://t.co/czBLRqwEFQ. @DanRGlickman on the explosion of megafires over the last several decades.
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) June 19, 2014
.@BrookingsInst proposes financial-incentives to motivate disadvantaged college students & improve employmnt outcomes http://t.co/wp4QjcwNkp
— Aspen Ascend (@AspenAscend) June 19, 2014
Great read on need for more millennials in #nationalservice via @FortuneMagazine http://t.co/5e7d9OY4GC
— The Franklin Project (@FranklinProj) June 19, 2014
When dullness masks political dishonesty–great piece in @dailymaverick by @Sisonkemsimang! http://t.co/v5eCKvkqJT #Zuma
— Aspen New Voices (@AspenNewVoices) June 18, 2014
63 years of global climate change (VIDEO+Article) / #ClimateChange http://t.co/QppB2QeeAX @PewReserach
— AMP (@AMPGlobal) June 17, 2014
I hope other businesses follow Starbucks. Equal access to education is the economic and moral issue of our time http://t.co/4cmZSbljWf
— Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) June 16, 2014
