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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
Civic Action

Exercise the Power of Voting—for Those of Us Who Can't

To be knowledgeable about and understand voting is beyond civic engagement, it’s an act of people power.

BY Crystal Campos

Blog Post

10.30.2020
Politics

Major Inflection Points in US History

The Society of Fellows hosted an exploration of contentious elections and other moments of political conflict in US history.

BY Kristine McAuliff

Blog Post

10.28.2020
Politics

Why it's Time to Retire 'Election Day'

Today is Election Day. So is tomorrow. Yesterday too. So, why do we insist on counting down to November 3?

BY Vivian Schiller & 1 more

Blog Post

10.27.2020
Politics

5 Things About This Year's Elections

November 3rd is the last day of voting. Not when a winner will be known. What are the other important dates?

BY Aspen Digital

Blog Post

10.26.2020
Literature

To Become a More Informed Voter, Read These Books

Novels and memoirs can illuminate the ways that our systems work—and don’t work—for everyday Americans.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

10.23.2020
Civic Action

12 Cyber Threats That Could Wreak Havoc on the Election

From targeted misinformation to manipulated data, these are the cybersecurity concerns election officials worry about most.

BY Garrett Graff

Blog Post

10.23.2020
Civic Action

In the Future, Voting Could Be as Simple as Texting

Ballotted is a simple, secure, fully auditable, and legally defensible e-voting platform that people can trust.

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Video

10.23.2020
Civic Action

A Day-By-Day Guide: If This Election Goes Bad

Election experts game out the chaos that could unfold in the minutes, hours and days after the last ballot is cast.

BY Garrett Graff

Blog Post

10.23.2020
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