Society
Leadership
In today’s world, we tend to switch jobs more frequently than previous generations, and are more likely to have multiple jobs. Side gigs where we express passions or find meaning are also common, and many juggle additional roles as caregivers and community members, as people always have. In short, many of us are focused on a lot more than just climbing a corporate ladder....
Artificial intelligence is clearly going to change our lives in multiple ways. But it’s not yet obvious exactly how, and what the impacts will be. We can predict that certain jobs held by humans will probably be taken over by computers, but what about our thoughts? Will we still think and create in the same ways? Author and former Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson...
Hate has unfortunately been a part of the United States since the founding of the country, enshrined at various times in policies and regulations, and showing up in the practices and everyday behavior of individuals. We have made progress in addressing some of those harms and removing some of the structural barriers people face, but we still have a ways to go as a society....
The Aspen Institute remembers and mourns Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, who passed away on March 23, 2022. She was a diplomat, professor, author, business leader, and the first woman to be the U.S. Secretary of State. In 2018, she raised the alarm on dangerous world leadership with her book “Fascism: A Warning,” calling out the regimes of Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin,...
President Trump’s second impeachment trial is beginning. In his first days in office, President Biden is navigating a pandemic and an economic crisis. With presidential leadership once again at the forefront and President’s Day just around the corner, we’re revisiting an episode featuring presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Today’s women are warriors and peacemakers, athletes and artists. Women in leadership roles can play a crucial role in leading us toward a better and more equitable future, and women must be part of the solution to the current global crises. Former US secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright and former prime minister of New Zealand the Honorable Helen Clark are trailbreaki...
Across the United States, from rural areas to cities and suburbs, people have been hitting the streets to protest racism and police brutality.
How is art confronting a racist system in America? Artists are using their craft to push the country forward in a critical moment.
Once they reach adolescence, kids land on an emotional rollercoaster. As parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors, how can we help teens communicate and navigate the intensity of their emotions?
Social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson is the subject in the new movie, “Just Mercy.”
Christian Picciolini went to his first white supremacist skinhead meeting at age 14.
What qualities make a good leader?
How the clothing industry can change to help the planet.
What were the ideals of the framers, and what can they teach us about modern American democracy?
How has extreme individual freedom led to a crisis of isolation?
Ahead of the midterms, what are we hearing about the candidates, the campaigns, and the issues?
At age 25, Gaby Pacheco was the first undocumented Latina to testify in front of Congress.
Is the Republican Party in the United States having an identity crisis?
#MeToo exposed sexual harassment in the workplace, but what about the problem of gender inequality?
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says serving in city council is the best job in politics.