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Racial Equity

How One Woman's Detective Work Uncovered a Racist Tax System

After more than two decades of research, tax scholar Dorothy A. Brown discovered that America's tax system is not color-blind. In fact, societal racism is deeply embedded in it. From attending college to getting married to buying a home, Black Americans are financially disadvantaged compared to their white peers.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

04.02.2021
Domestic Violence

Finding the Strength to Leave: One Woman's Story of Domestic Abuse

When Tanya Selvaratnam met then New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at the Democratic National Convention in July 2016, they seemed like the perfect match.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

03.24.2021
Science

Walter Isaacson on the Next Great Innovation Revolution

Biographer Walter Isaacson's latest book tells the story of biochemist Jennifer Doudna. She helped develop a controversial tool that has the power to transform the human race. CRISPR can edit genes to cure diseases but can also be used to create designer babies.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

03.18.2021
Criminal Law and Justice

Beyond Policing

This bonus episode of the Aspen Institute’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative's podcast Shades of Freedom is drawn from a February 2021 online event ...

BY Criminal Justice Reform Initiative

Podcast

03.11.2021
Gender Equity

Women Beating the Odds in Business

Black entrepreneur, Danielle Kristine Toussaint talks about her book "Dare to Think Purple: A Survival Guide for Women in Social Entrepreneurship."

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

03.11.2021
Climate Change

Net Zero or Bust

Every part of the Federal Government has to be engaged in the issue of climate change.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

03.05.2021
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