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Society

How Do We Stop the Rise of Hate?

Hate has unfortunately been a part of the United States since the founding of the country.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

10.12.2022
Racial Equity

Can the Promise of America Be Renewed?

Black Americans, like other groups that have been oppressed in the nation’s history, have picked up lessons about standing together and fighting back.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

07.07.2021
Civic Action

What Every American Should Know

Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Sympathizer” Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of “There There” Tommy Orange, in conversation with Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program Executive Director and Citizen University Founder Eric Liu.

Event

06.16.2021
Arts

Theater and the American Narrative

How can theater tell a fully American story, one that is more inclusive and can cross the lines that divide us?

BY Arts Program

Video

03.10.2021
Racial Equity

Beyond Good Intentions: Facing Racism in America Head On

Claudia Rankine and Eric Liu discuss how to have the difficult conversations necessary to confront systemic racism and about building coalitions to effect change.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

11.17.2020
Politics

What Will It Take To Reconcile The Country?

NPR's David Greene talks to Eric Liu of Citizen University and the Aspen Institute about what the election means for a divided country, and how to affirm civic engagement across the divide.

BY The Better Arguments Project

Of Interest

11.04.2020
Society

Can We Imagine a Better Way to ‘Be’ Americans?

Claudia Rankine and Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, discuss the urgency of imagining a different way of being American.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

10.30.2020
US Government

Bridging Social Divides With Better Arguments

Tensions are mounting across the United States and around the world. People from all walks of life often feel like their opinions aren’t respected or heard, leading to bitter disagreements that drive wedges between family members, neighbors, and communities. That’s where the Better Arguments Project comes in.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

09.30.2020
Civic Action

You're More Powerful Than You Think

Eric Liu, discussing his recent book You’re More Powerful Thank You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen with Elliot Gerson.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

06.21.2017
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