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What We're Reading 01/16: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors' Must-See Media

Who helped to influence the White House's free community college proposal? What's causing the backlash against African women? Is there a double standard in France when it comes to making fun of others? 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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01.16.2015
Literature

Poet Natasha Trethewey Explores Public and Personal Histories of Race in America

“[I am] a poet interested not only in the sounds of language and in its beauty, but in its ability to help us deal with our most difficult knowledge and help us move towards justice.”

BY Caroline Tory, Guest Blogger

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01.13.2015
Literature

What We're Reading 01/09: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors' Must-See Media

What can companies do to help their working-parent employees? How is artwork being used to send a pro-vaccination message? Would adopting a "Cuba-style" strategy with North Korea work? 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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01.09.2015
Literature

What We're Reading 12/19: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors' Must-See Media

What was the state of Africa in 2014? Why is inequality missing from the narrative about the sharing economy? Is 2015 the year of Bitcoin? 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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12.19.2014
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What We're Reading 12/12: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors' Must-See Media

What are 10 books on arts and culture worth reading? Do the mass resignations at the New Republic signal a crisis in journalism? What's the "very American" aspect of the recently released torture report? 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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12.12.2014
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What We're Reading 12/05: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors' Must-See Media

Should we push for more college-educated police officers? Why did President Barack Obama's meeting with Native American youth in North Dakota make him emotional? What will encourage job-hopping millennials to commit to an employer? 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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12.05.2014
Literature

What We're Reading 11/21: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors' Must-See Media

What "sweeping organizational changes" is CIA Director John Brennan considering making at the nation's foremost intelligence agency? What factors contribute to Latin American women facing an "iron ceiling?" How is the "Shazam effect" impacting the music we listen to? 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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11.21.2014
Literature

What We're Reading 11/14: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors' Must-See Media

Is using class time to help with college applications effective? How can the US develop a culture of national service? Why are young Iranians getting "startup fever?" 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.

Blog Post

11.14.2014
Literature

An Interview with "Americanah” Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A conversation with "Americanah" author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, interviewed by Michele Norris.

BY Institute Contributor

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11.10.2014
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