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US Economy

Hurst Lecture Series: Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis as a More Resilient Society

Join us as Aspen Economic Strategy Group Director Melissa Kearney, Howard University Economics Professor William Spriggs, and UnidosUS Chief Operating Officer Sonia M. Pérez, talk with New York Times Tax and Economics Reporter Jim Tankersley about how we can shape our recovery so that we emerge from this crisis a better and more resilient nation.

Event

07.21.2020
US Government

Hurst Lecture Series: America at An Inflection Point

Featuring Melody Barnes, chair of the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Opportunity Youth Forum and former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, and John Bridgeland, former director of the United States Domestic Policy Council and USA Freedom Corps, in conversation with Dan Porterfield, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute.

Event

06.10.2020
Identity and Equity

This Pandemic Has Exposed the Inequities of Our Nation

At the end of this crisis, will we go back to life as it was? Or will we work to remedy the structural issues that have surfaced?

BY Health Innovators Fellowship

Blog Post

04.03.2020
Business and Markets

CEOs Cutting Their Own Pay Is an Important Move—but It's Only the First Step

The Covid-19 pandemic puts the lens on leaders—and what’s truly important in this moment.

BY Judy Samuelson

Blog Post

04.02.2020
Economic Development

Uncertainty Is the Enemy of Prosperity

In an op-ed published in The Hill, ASCEND’s Anne Mosle urges Congress to address the “structural inequities” that threaten the financial stability of families during uncertain times.

BY Anne Mosle

Of Interest

03.23.2020
Sustainable Growth

For an Inclusive Economy, Begin with an Inclusive Society

The Global Inclusive Growth Summit brought together leaders and thinkers from the private sector, governments, and nonprofits to look for scalable solutions at work in the world of equitable growth, and to celebrate the people and policies that are tackling these issues today.

BY David K. Gibson

Blog Post

10.24.2019
Long-Term Capitalism

Look Beyond Executives to Fix Executive Pay

Companies are publishing new data about pay — comparing the CEO’s compensation to that of the “median” worker.

BY Judy Samuelson

Blog Post

08.15.2018
Finance and Assets

The California Model for Improving Workers' Financial Security

The state enacted two landmark laws that will improve wages and retirement income for millions of workers.

BY Nari Rhee

Blog Post

03.28.2018
Identity and Equity

Seven Lessons for Fighting Inequality

The 2018 Summit on Inequality & Opportunity is dedicated to conversations about the widening opportunity gap in the United States.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

03.02.2018
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