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Ideas for a Nation in Crisis

As the nation reels from the attack on the Capitol, we look for ideas that will move us forward.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Blog Post

01.11.2021
Politics

The Electoral College Is a Threat to 21st Century Democracy

The Electoral College was designed to preserve the legitimacy of elections from interference. It no longer works as intended.

BY Dan Glickman

Blog Post

01.04.2021
Politics

What Comes Next After the Election? Q&A with NPR’s Tamara Keith

NPR's Tamara Keith and Dan Glickman discuss what a Biden agenda might look like.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

11.20.2020
Politics

Unfinished Live: Democracy & Voice

Aspen Institute has partnered with Unfinished—a new media platform and network of impact organizations— to pr ...

BY Unfinished

Video

11.10.2020
Politics

Recount 101: What's Happening Now

There’s no reason to see a recount as a sign of anything suspicious. Recounts happen every year in close races.

BY Aspen Digital

Blog Post

11.05.2020
Politics

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
Politics

50 States, 50 Sets of Election Laws

One of the difficulties of understanding the election process is that each state has different rules about everything from how people vote to when votes ar ...

BY Aspen Digital

Blog Post

10.29.2020
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

Framing the 2020 Election: Major Inflection Points in US History

This SOF Digital Discussion features Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University; and Meg Jacobs, senior research scholar at Princeton University. Guided by Jelani Cobb, staff writer for The New Yorker.

BY Aspen Society

Video

10.27.2020
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