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New Broadway Show 'Fun Home' Offers a Glimpse into Coming Out

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel, whose life is chronicled in her memoir and Broadway play "Fun Home," shared her story at a recent Aspen Words event.

BY Marci Krivonen

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02.04.2016
Literature

What We're Reading 01/29

What lessons from Silicon Valley can help alleviate poverty? Are testing standards higher for GED test takers than for high school students? How can team sports help women develop leadership skills? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.

BY Mary Catherine Bitter, Guest Blogger

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01.29.2016
Literature

What We're Reading 01/22

Can artists help revitalize the city of Baltimore? How can we support parents who work and also go to school? What naming dispute is enraging Iran and Saudi Arabia?

BY Mary Catherine Bitter, Guest Blogger

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01.22.2016
Literature

Juan Felipe Herrera’s Long Road to United States Poet Laureate

As the national dialogue around immigration becomes increasingly divisive, Juan Felipe Herrera’s work radiates compassion and bridges boundaries between different American experiences.

BY Caroline Tory, Guest Blogger

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01.21.2016
Literature

What We’re Reading 01/15

Is a college worth the student debt? What valuable lessons have we learned from fighting Ebola? How is the employer-employee relationship changing? Scroll down to see tweets from across the Institute this week about what's important right now.

BY Mary Catherine Bitter, Guest Blogger

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01.15.2016
Literature

What We’re Reading 01/08

What’s the future of work in this gig economy? Will Japan’s “womenomics” policies help boost its sluggish economy? How should the US react to the c ...

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01.08.2016
Literature

What We’re Reading 12/18

Can using data help de-stigmatize mental illness? How is the War on Drugs impacting the environment? What are the limitations to the federal government screening immigrants’ online presence? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.

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12.18.2015
Literature

What We’re Reading 12/11: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors’ Must-See Media

Is daycare causing poverty? Can China stop elephant poaching? Will military routines help incarcerated veterans? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.

BY Rachel Landis, Guest Blogger

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12.11.2015
Literature

What We’re Reading 12/04: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors’ Must-See Media

Is tipping passé? Does Africa hold the cure to HIV/AIDs? What can Ronald Reagan teach us about gun control? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.

BY Rachel Landis, Guest Blogger

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12.05.2015
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