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As income inequality grows, leaders have the power to unite and divide us. The Aspen Institute Ascend Fellowship invests in diverse, entrepreneurial leaders from a range of sectors who have breakthrough ideas to build economic security, educational success, and health and well-being for families in the US. Hear from several dynamic leaders from the Ascend Fellowship on their bold ideas on lifting up communities of color, addressing the epidemic of mass incarceration, and tapping the power of private capital to move families toward opportunity – and why leading matters to them. Katie Albright, Executive Director, Safe & Sound, and Ascend Fellow, will be joining this panel.
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The Festival presents a cornucopia of more than 200 sessions over seven days. Since there's no way to pack it all in, we've gathered these don't miss presentations to help you...
Paying for college is becoming more difficult. So is justifying the full-freight cost of some private institutions.
History has made the term "socialism" vague and unproductive, according to linguistics professor John McWhorter. Should it be retired?
The divide between targeted values-based approaches and broad-based efforts remains a fascinating reflection of the tensions inherent in Trump-era women’s organizing.
While all emotions are valid, their usefulness might ultimately come down to how well a person is able to interpret the signals that their feelings provide.
Just how unevenly is “upward mobility” dispersed throughout the country?
Alex Honnold's successful free solo of El Capitan is a remarkable triumph of humankind in collaboration with nature. But let's be careful about what lessons we take away from...
Valerie Jarrett shares advice on stepping out of your comfort zone, her favorite memories from inside the White House, and how we can empower women and working families.
Small moments of joy are often the first to go when we're stressed or in a crisis. But they're actually a tool to restore our emotional well-being, says designer Ingrid Fetell...
Rick Doblin wants to be a legally licensed psychedelic therapist. Learn about his work using MDMA, or ecstasy, to help people suffering from PTSD.
What exactly is corporate purpose? How can it provide more viable and enduring success for business and communities? Bobbi Silten, managing director of the Shared Value Initia...
Happiness, says designer Ingrid Fetell Lee, is a broad evaluation of how we feel about our lives over time.
