How can supporting women-owned small businesses help the economy? Has the National Security Agency become too powerful? Why should emerging economies ignore health care models from the West? 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.
Thoughtful piece on the potential and limits of #impinv The Slippery Slope Of Impact Investing http://t.co/OfNnaFTb8J via @forbes
— FIELD at Aspen (@AspenMicro) February 27, 2015
Interesting read on why #EmergingEconomies should avoid following the western #healthcare models: http://t.co/MYn3BBWarC via @Newsweek
— Ananta Aspen Centre (@AnantaAspen) February 27, 2015
It’s time to break up the NSA. http://t.co/9gMygBLdN0 by @schneierblog pic.twitter.com/VdQCyLLQAd
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) February 27, 2015
.@Madeleine Albright: the state must protect its citizens; if not the intl community must step in #R2P http://t.co/Q5JoXaQCul @TheWorldPost
— Aspen Strategy Group (@AspenStrategy) February 24, 2015
Programs supporting women-owned small businesses will boost the economy. http://t.co/BPwoQgtAok
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) February 24, 2015
U.S. Appoints First-Ever Envoy to Defend Global #LGBT Rights http://t.co/CuLjRigtMR via @slate check it, @bisialimi
— Aspen New Voices (@AspenNewVoices) February 24, 2015
We want students to know the world, embody empathy & be active citizens. But are we teaching them how? http://t.co/xg4JbeFDDF via @chronicle
— Aspen BSP (@AspenBizSociety) February 23, 2015