Aspen Ideas Now delivers inspiring ideas from the Aspen Institute.

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Announcing Aspen Ideas Now! Keeping with tradition, the Aspen Institute
convenes the most interesting and provocative thinkers to grapple with the
challenges that define today. For now, we do it from home workspaces and
kitchen tables. [2]Subscribe to this weekly curation of timely
conversations that elevates formidable leaders, inspiring thinkers, and
remarkable stories.

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ONE DAY AT A TIME

VIDEO (18 MIN)

Can We Find Beauty in Vulnerability?

How do we mark time when every day seems the same? Can we find beauty in
our vulnerability? Duke Divinity School professor, author, and
self-described incurable optimist Kate Bowler chats with "60 Minutes"
correspondent John Dickerson in our video series where guests grapple with
the little stuff, the bigger stuff, and the unimaginable during the
COVID-19 pandemic. [5]Watch.

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LITERATURE

Aspen Words Literary Prize

Today a notable author will win the $35,000 [7]Aspen Words Literary Prize
from Aspen Words, an Aspen Institute program. Leading up to the
announcement at 6pm ET, [8]watch interviews with the prize judges and
finalist authors – Brian Allen Carr, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Christy Lefteri,
Valeria Luiselli and Bryan Washington. Celebrate authors who wielded the
power of fiction to shed light on major social issues of our time.

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ASPEN IDEAS TO GO

PODCAST (55 MIN)

Lincoln's Leadership in a Time of Crisis

When Abraham Lincoln entered office in 1861, the situation in America was
dire. How did Lincoln use his strengths in the face of crisis? What can
today’s leaders, who are challenged by the cataclysm of the coronavirus
pandemic, learn from Lincoln’s leadership? Harvard professor John Stauffer
[10]speaks with Colleen Shogan of the White House Historical Association.
Presented by the [11]Socrates Program

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MEDIA

VIDEO (52 MIN)

How the Pandemic is Threatening Truth-Telling

Would-be autocrats around the world are using the COVID-19 pandemic as
cover for tightening their grip on power. And cracking down on journalism
is the first order of business. Reporters on four continents experiencing
this firsthand [13]are joined by Joel Simon, head of the Committee to
Protect Journalists, who insists it’s imperative that we actively advocate
for a free press. Presented by [14]Aspen Digital

WEEKLY READS

FROM INSTITUTE LEADERS

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[16]We're Not 'All In it Together'

[17]But we could be, if we rise to the moment.

The Atlantic, April 8, 2020

By Eric Liu, executive director of the [18]Program on Citizenship and
American Identity

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[20]Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis as a Better and More Resilient
Society

The Hill, April 11, 2020

By Melissa Kearney, director of the [21]Aspen Economic Strategy Group

BOOK CLUB

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Tightrope

Download or grab a copy of [23]Tightrope and join us April 30 for a live,
interactive conversation with the authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl
WuDunn. [24]Register to join the conversation.

“A deft and uniquely credible exploration of rural America, and of other
left-behind pockets of our country. One of the most important books I’ve
read on the state of our disunion.”—Tara Westover, author of Educated

The Doctor Is In

Dr. Zeke Emanuel joins Perri Peltz to unpack the fate of Obamacare in the
age of Covid-19 in our podcast, Aspen Ideas to Go.

Climate Action

Bill McKibben and youth activists discuss how to stay active and engaged in
climate action during social isolation.

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