Aspen Ideas Festival

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Fact:
8% of Iranians approved of US leadership in late 2011 and early 2012 — one of the lowest ratings the US receives worldwide. 46% of Iranians support cutting ties with countries that impose economic sanctions on Iran 31% do not, showing a sizable minority of Iranians still value relations.
—Gallup World, Feb. 2012

Audio/Video: World

That Used to be Us: How America Lost its Way in the World...
America faces four major challenges on which our future depends, and we are failing to meet them — and if we delay any... See more
Insights and Ideas: Big Questions of Economics
New York Times Columnist David Leonhardt discusses current economics, both global and domestic, with Stanford Economist... See more
What's the Big Idea?
Now in its sixth year, the Aspen Ideas Festival will gather scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators,... See more
"Walk in My Shoes" Students from Haiti...
Bezos Evening "Walk in My Shoes: Students from Haiti and New Orleans Rebuild Lives". Join us as five extraordinary... See more
Views on America's Economy: At Home and Abroad
Alan Greenspan, David Rubenstein, David Hale and Maria Bartiromo talk about views on America's economy, both at home... See more
Afternoon Conversation with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl...
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn give a... See more

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Fact: World
Free Press A 2009 survey found: Only 16 % of the world’s inhabitants live in countries with a free press 44% have a partly free press40% live in not free press environments. The population figures are significantly affected by two countries—China, with a not-free status, and India, with a partly-free status—that together account for more than two billion of the world’s roughly six billion people.
—Freedom House, 2010