Should US military veterans receive a guaranteed income? How did an anti-malaria program end up causing environmental problems? Why is sand trading becoming a threat to Singapore? 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.
.@amprog just outlined seven steps that could help shrink the gender wage gap.
http://t.co/5r0V3vG1eQ
— The Aspen Forum (@AspenFCS) January 29, 2015
Read- how #FamilyPlanning can be incorporated into #ClimateCompatible action & policy: http://t.co/z2HW7FZ4C8
— GlobalLeadersCouncil (@GLCRHresolve) January 28, 2015
In Singapore, there's a new #1 national security item. No, it's not terrorism – it's sand. http://t.co/SMkOQTMKoa
— Aspen Security Forum (@AspenSecurity) January 27, 2015
#Banthebox groups call on @WhiteHouse to protect ppl with criminal records from hiring discrimination for fed jobs. http://t.co/McTxR8e1qz
— Workforce Strategies (@AspenWorkforce) January 27, 2015
We spent >$170B on the wars they fought for us. Can we spend $5B to give veterans a guaranteed income? http://t.co/bzybI6YDkR
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) January 27, 2015
As #Obama wraps up #India visit, a look at the issues for Obama & #Modi to tackle from Amb. @Tim_Roemer http://t.co/fkmXrU9c4G
— Aspen Strategy Group (@AspenStrategy) January 26, 2015
The unintended consequences of an anti- #Malaria program: over-fishing! http://t.co/rADKB4AdED @jensisartin
— Aspen New Voices (@AspenNewVoices) January 26, 2015