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Claudia Kolker: What we can learn from newcomers
Claudia Kolker speaks about her book, “The Immigrant Advantage: What We Can Learn from Newcomers to America.”
Deborah Archer of ACLU speaks at Westminster Town Hall Forum 'Arc Toward Justice' series
Deborah Archer, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union, speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum’s May series, “The Arc Toward Justice: Taking Stock One Year After George Floyd’s Death.”
New film documents little-known Minnesota WWII military intelligence school
“Armed with Language,” a new film premiering tonight on Twin Cities PBS, documents the history and legacy of a military intelligence school that trained thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII. The documentary's writer David Mura joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer for an interview.
Photos: Vaccine history repeats itself — sometimes
From the first vaccine (for smallpox) the questions have been the same. How do we transport it? Who's next to get it? Why so much hesitancy? The answers can be similar — or dramatically different.
MPR Connect event: Tom Crann talks with Peter Sagal on the durability of the Constitution
An MPR Connects event hosted by MPR News’ Tom Crann, featuring Peter Sagal, host of “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.” Sagal also produced a PBS documentary, “Constitution USA.”
Fifty and Forward: A Celebration of NPR
A 50th anniversary NPR special, “Fifty and Forward: A Celebration of NPR,” hosted by Audie Cornish.
The secret mission to unearth part of a 142-year-old experiment
Scientists in Michigan went out in the dead of night to dig up part of an unusual long-term experiment. It's a research study that started in 1879 and is handed from one generation to the next.
Westminster Town Hall Forum: Walter Isaacson on 'The Code Breaker'
Walter Isaacson speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about his book, “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race.”