I just had to check and see what the Aspen Institute has been up to lately.
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/longform/aspen-ideas-winter-2017/shining-a-light-in-dark-corners/
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Shining A Light In Dark Corners
DECEMBER 1, 2017 JEFFREY GOLDBERG & MARTIN BARON
In September, the Institute and its partner, The Atlantic, held the annual Washington Ideas Forum in the heart of the nations capital. The event gathered the nations leaders in politics, business, health, science, technology, arts, culture, and journalism for three days of cant-miss conversation. In the center of US political power, leaders like Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senator Chris Coons, Senator Jeff Flake, VotoLatinos Maria Teresa Kumar, Chef Tim Ma, WeWorks Adam Neumann, author Tim OBrien, General (ret.) David Petraeus, the National Portrtait Gallerys Kim Sajet, artist Sheldon Scott, and the Broad Institutes Feng Zhang all tackled the most consequential issues facing the country and the world. Below, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, sat down with Martin Baron, the executive editor of The Washington Post, at Sidney Harman Hall to discuss journalism in the age of Trump. www.washingtonideas.com
OF COURSE GOOD OLD JEFF FLAKE WAS THERE.
Just a few interesting things here, look at the company our AZ Senator keeps, The Aspen Institute paid for the February 15-23 educational workshop trip to Cartagena, Colombia. Those reporting included Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas , $4,839 (including spouse); Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., $4,449; Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Ohio $5,775 (including spouse); Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., $6,386 (including spouse); Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., $2,048; Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., $7,937; Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., $4,077 (including spouse); Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, $5,259 (including spouse); Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., $6,752 (including spouse); Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., $6,099 (including daughter); Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y, $3,519; Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., $7,000 (including spouse); Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., $3,088; Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., $5,695 (includes spouse); Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., $6,285 (including spouse).
Updated: Also on the trip were Sen. Tom Carper, D-Dela., $4,551 (including spouse); Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., $5,741 (including spouse); Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, $5,451 (including spouse); and Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., $5,451 (including spouse).