What was the state of Africa in 2014? Why is inequality missing from the narrative about the sharing economy? Is 2015 the year of Bitcoin? 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.
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— College Excellence (@AspenHigherEd) December 19, 2014
Africa in 2014 – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly @allafrica http://t.co/qiaDe5syFo
— Aspen New Voices (@AspenNewVoices) December 19, 2014
Quality #2gen piece:Raised in a financially insecure home limits opportunities for upward mobility http://t.co/naFIwa61hc h/t @jimtankersley
— Aspen Ascend (@AspenAscend) December 18, 2014
We cannot wait to address #MENA education & employment gaps. We need partnerships & investment now. @ToniGVerstandig: http://t.co/rciXbjVewz
— Aspen Middle East (@AspenMidEast) December 18, 2014
Missing from the narrative of what makes the #ondemand or #sharingeconomy increasingly popular: Inequality. via @qz http://t.co/gXtGatSgOt
— Workforce Strategies (@AspenWorkforce) December 16, 2014
“Big Idea 2015: The Coming Micropayment Disruption” by @WalterIsaacson on @LinkedIn https://t.co/KswO2ga8ba
— Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) December 16, 2014