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Ideas 2012

Our annual guide to modest proposals that can change the world—plus full coverage of the Aspen Ideas Festival.

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Aspen Ideas 2012: Revolution and Introspection

June 28, 2012

A Story About World War II That China Would Like You to Hear

Conor Friedersdorf

June 28, 2012

Reflections on the Natural Gas Revolution That's Already Begun

Conor Friedersdorf

June 28, 2012

Can This Photograph of a Himalayan Glacier Persuade People That Climate Change Is Happening?

Conor Friedersdorf

June 28, 2012

The Programmable Self: Where Self-Improvement Meets Cybernetics

Alexis C. Madrigal

June 28, 2012

The Aspen Idea

Alexis C. Madrigal

June 28, 2012

Confirmed: Americans Have Lost Confidence in American Values

Conor Friedersdorf

June 27, 2012

The American Values Poll

June 27, 2012

21 Charts That Explain American Values Today

June 27, 2012

Americans Are Losing Confidence in the Nation but Still Believe in Themselves

June 27, 2012

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