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Unfinished Live: Economy & Justice

Unfinished Live is a digital event series that asks us to imagine what’s possible now. It focuses on the future we dream of and the change we might have never imagined possible if not for the multiple crises that laid bare our injustices and vulnerabilities.

BY Institute Staff

Video

10.27.2020
Politics

Why it's Time to Retire 'Election Day'

Today is Election Day. So is tomorrow. Yesterday too. So, why do we insist on counting down to November 3?

BY Vivian Schiller & 1 more

Blog Post

10.27.2020
Politics

5 Things About This Year's Elections

November 3rd is the last day of voting. Not when a winner will be known. What are the other important dates?

BY Aspen Digital

Blog Post

10.26.2020
Politics

"The Man Who Ran Washington" Book Talk

About The Man Who Ran Washington: For a quarter-century, from the end of Watergate to the aftermath of the Cold Wa ...

BY Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series

Video

10.23.2020
Politics

How to Cover Election Day and Beyond

Elections in a democracy are just as much about convincing the loser that he or she actually lost—and that the process was free, fair, and secure enough that the loser can accept the result as legitimate.

BY Garrett Graff & 1 more

Blog Post

10.19.2020
Politics

Let us abolish the Electoral College

The Electoral College has failed to push parties to form broad coalitions.

BY Dan Glickman

Blog Post

10.13.2020
Politics

Preparing for a Contested Election

OCTOBER 2, 2020 - With record levels of mail-in voting, counting could last days or—in some jurisdictions—weeks after election day, leaving a void for speculation about ballot-rigging or other improprieties, even if there’s no evidence of wrongdoing and counts are performing as intended.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

10.02.2020
Politics

What Does a New Brand of Conservatism Look Like?

Hawley speaks with Ben Domenech, co-founder and publisher of The Federalist, about foreign and domestic policy challenges he says will define the 21st century, and shares an organizing principle that may unite conservatives in 2020 and beyond.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

07.30.2020
Politics

Are Evangelicals Actually Conservative?

The way evangelicalism and politics are intertwined is changing. Political commentator David French finds that young evangelicals are frustrated by a focus in the church on politics rather than gospel.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

07.30.2020
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