Rhiana Gunn-Wright is policy director for New Consensus, an organization developing and promoting the Green New Deal.

 

America’s divisions can be blamed on a myriad of problems ranging from the bubble culture of social media to geography: north versus south, coasts versus middle America. In the end, we don’t understand one another well, possibly because we’re missing face-to-face dialogue. At Aspen Ideas, two liberals — Rhiana Gunn-Wright and Michael Green — sat down with two conservatives — David Azerrad and Chris Buskirk. With public radio’s Joshua Johnson moderating, the two sides discussed, face-to-face, the values and political issues that divide and unite us.

 

 

2020 Festival Dates

  • Aspen Ideas: Health June 24 - 27, 2020.
  • Aspen Ideas Festival June 27 - July 3, 2020.
  • Passes go on sale in November.

 

 

 

 

Attention-grabbing talks from Aspen Ideas: Health
CBD, health advocacy, eliminating HIV, and fecal transplants were just a few hot-button topics Aspen Ideas: Health speakers dove into during the conference. We put together a list of some of these must-watch sessions so you can join the conversation.

 

 

 

"Build a democracy not where we agree on everything, but where everyone is represented." — Cecile Richards, Breaking Barriers: Women Defining Leadership