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Washington’s Changing Landscape: Post-Election Politics and New Dynamics

A wide-ranging exploration of the entirely different political landscape, which includes new leadership in the White House, a change of control in Congress, and a rebalanced Supreme Court.

BY Aspen Society

Video

01.27.2021
US Government

Aspen Education Statement on Georgia Elections, Events at U.S. Capitol, and Future of Democracy

As education leaders we must work across lines of race, political party, and every other divide to position public education as a bulwark of democracy and an engine of equity.

BY Education and Society Program

Of Interest

01.11.2021
US Government

Statement on January 6th Insurrection

At the Inclusive America Project, we call upon ourselves, our neighbors, and our leadership, to always choose the ideals of democratic rule, to hold tight ...

BY Inclusive America Project

Blog Post

01.07.2021
US Government

A More Perfect Union: Ideas to Improve Our Democracy

A wide-ranging discussion about how to improve American democracy by reforming institutions and processes that have been called into question due to recent events, including the Electoral College, the US Supreme Court, and voting methods.

BY Aspen Society

Video

12.10.2020
US Government

American Politics: the Next Generation

How healthy is democracy today? The winner of this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize Documentary, Boys State, asks that question.

BY Institute Staff

Longform

12.01.2020
US Government

American Democracy Needs a Tune-up

There is hope in a malfunctioning gear. Its constant creaking alerts us to a problem and helps pinpoint the source.

BY David K. Gibson

Blog Post

10.15.2020
US Government

Bridging Social Divides With Better Arguments

Tensions are mounting across the United States and around the world. People from all walks of life often feel like their opinions aren’t respected or heard, leading to bitter disagreements that drive wedges between family members, neighbors, and communities. That’s where the Better Arguments Project comes in.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

09.30.2020
US Government

Election 2020: Is Public Safety on the Line?

What do this year’s demonstrations against Covid lockdowns and racial inequality tell us about what may play out following November 3rd?

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

09.17.2020
US Government

Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump

Joseph S. Nye Jr., one of the world's leading scholars of international relations, joined the Socrates program for a conversation about his newly released ...

BY Socrates Program

Video

09.10.2020
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