The Aspen Institute

Tariffs, Manufacturing, and Good Jobs Vast sectors of American manufacturing rapidly shrank following the enactment of NAFTA and other free trade agreemen ...

In this edition of our Job Quality Newsletter, we highlight leaders across a range of organizations who are championing job quality.

In this discussion from the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum, panelists discuss the critical role these industries play and how employee ownership can potentially help strengthen and retain these important sectors and the jobs they provide.

In this clip, Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield speaks at the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.

In this clip, Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan speaks at the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum

In this clip, Tammy Miller, former lieutenant governor of North Dakota, speaks at the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.

A new Congress and presidential administration always bring about change for any issue. However, employee ownership stands out as unique because it has been an issue of strong bipartisan support. As this new Congress and administration begins, what is on the horizon for employee ownership? What are the legislative opportunities and challenges? Policy experts discuss these questions in this conversation from the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.

In this clip, AEI’S Alex Brill speaks at the 2025 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.