Who helped to influence the White House’s free community college proposal? What’s causing the backlash against African women? Is there a double standard in France when it comes to making fun of others? 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.
#Modi is kick starting the #US #India relationship, a "revival both countries have been looking for"@RNicholasBurns http://t.co/raUlh6xrZp
— Aspen Strategy Group (@AspenStrategy) January 15, 2015
In #CharlieHebdo reaction, @leelajacinto smells a double-standard as a controversial comedian is brought into custody http://t.co/XfbQUR38ON
— Aspen Security Forum (@AspenSecurity) January 14, 2015
The argument for making people pay for the trash they throw away. http://t.co/qDj4rCsPPC
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) January 13, 2015
5 years after Haiti's earthquake, political strife is still greatest obstacle to recovery. http://t.co/wMTeZaT5ZN pic.twitter.com/Gf1baaD9c2
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) January 13, 2015
How deep did the #CyberCaliphate get in the 40-some minutes that it controlled the @CENTCOM account? http://t.co/7RILyi8vtw
— Aspen Security Forum (@AspenSecurity) January 12, 2015
Some background on the people who influenced #FreeCommunityCollege. Read more @chronicle :
http://t.co/gCEo4NXFh9
— College Excellence (@AspenHigherEd) January 12, 2015
Critical reading:The Backlash Against #African #Women http://t.co/kFovzoMs7X by @sisonkemsimang via @nytopinion
— Aspen New Voices (@AspenNewVoices) January 12, 2015