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Politics

Preparing for a Contested Election

With record levels of mail-in voting, counting could last days or—in some jurisdictions—weeks after election day, leaving a void for speculation about ballot-rigging or other improprieties, even if there’s no evidence of wrongdoing and counts are performing as intended.

Event

09.23.2020
Urban Innovation

How to Fail (Forward)

AUGUST 7, 2020 - This expert panel of city leaders, technologists, and innovators discuss why it is usually so hard to learn from failure in government and what governments and their allies can do about it.

BY Urban Innovation

Video

08.07.2020
Technology

Improving Democracy Through Technology

The uses and effects of technological change permeate through all of our systems, including our democracy. How might we use and think about technology to better serve our democratic institutions?

BY

Video

08.05.2020
Urban Innovation

We Failed, What's Next?

Imagine if, with the coronavirus tearing through our country and demands for racial justice ringing in our ears, we could not use the word “failure.” How could we ever begin to fix what is broken if we couldn’t be honest about the brokenness in the first place?

BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

Blog Post

08.04.2020
Politics

Voting During a Pandemic

JUNE 9, 2020 - Officials face political and logistical pressure to execute a voting process that is secure, trusted, and safe. Hear from a state election official and voting experts on the opportunities and obstacles to overcome.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

06.09.2020
Media

Press Freedom at Risk

APRIL 9, 2020 - Would-be autocrats around the world are using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for tightening their grip on power, and cracking down on journalism is the first order of business.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

04.09.2020
Civic Action

Youth Insights for Building a Collective Civic Identity

As we make space for more voices in our democracy, our civic identity gets richer, stronger and more honest. Join the conversation — what’s on your list?

BY Citizenship and American Identity Program

Blog Post

11.13.2019
Gender Equity

Feminism is Challenging Authoritarianism

2019 Aspen Ideas Festival speaker Leta Hong Fincher on the oppression of women abroad and in the US, and the role gender equality plays in a healthy democracy.

BY Leta Hong Fincher

Blog Post

06.11.2019
Communications

The Knight Commission Report

The Knight Commission unanimously recommends cross-sector, guiding actions to restore trust in media and democracy.

BY Communications and Society Program

Publication

02.05.2019
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