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Does the US Need National Service?

At the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival, retired Army General Stanley McChrystal called for compulsory national service in the United States. Watch his full remar ...

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09.26.2012
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How US Special Ops Forces are Fighting Extremism

Adm. William McRaven, who oversaw the team of Navy SEALs that killed Osama Bin Laden, explains there's much more to the work of special operations forces t ...

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09.24.2012
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Hunger and Security: Feeding Nine Billion People

Listen to Lauren Bush, CEO and co-founder of FEED Projects, discuss how we can feed a world of nine billion people. ...

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09.24.2012
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Gun Control in the States

In the wake of several high-profile incidents of gun violence around the country, the issue of gun control has been a hot topic in the 2012 Presidential el ...

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09.17.2012
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A Course in Presidential Linguistics, Cartwheels Included

Problematic Problems Thaler Pekar’s latest blog post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review advises non-profits to deploy messages based on paradox, n ...

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09.14.2012
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From Pittsburgh to Chicago: Lessons on Teacher Evaluation Reforms

The teachers strike in Chicago isn't an isolated incident in the ongoing education reform debate that often puts cities and those in the government at odds ...

BY Jeff Harris and Tarek Rizk

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09.13.2012
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Should Our Teachers be Evaluated on Student Test Scores?

The recent strike of public school teachers in Chicago has put a spotlight on the issue of teacher evaluation. As the LA Times wrote Tuesday, this cur ...

BY Jeff Harris and Nayna Sasidharan

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09.12.2012
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American Competitiveness and Regulation

Listen to Fred Hochberg speak about American competitiveness in the global economy at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival. ...

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09.11.2012
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Aspen Elects

In the 57 days between now and election day, voters will face a dizzying array of issues upon which to judge the candidates. Many of these issues have been the subjects of intense focus at our events this year, and we’ve heard from a huge range of bipartisan speakers on how to address them. To help you cast an informed vote in November, we’ve combed through our archives to bring you the best of their ideas on critical issues like job creation, gun control, and national security.

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09.10.2012
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