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Sowing chaos: Russia's disinformation war

Sowing chaos: Russia's disinformation war

An exploration of Russia's longtime, and ongoing, disinformation and propaganda campaigns which are intended to sow chaos in Europe and the United States.
by MPR News Staff

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Tom Gjelten speaks about 'A Nation of Nations'

Tom Gjelten speaks about 'A Nation of Nations'

Insights into United States immigration history and what it tells us about our country today.

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Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Words and Music

Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Words and Music

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, "Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words," by MPR's Mindy Ratner.
by MPR News Staff

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'America First' foreign policy: Then and now

'America First' foreign policy: Then and now

The long history of debate over America's role in the world, and whether to be interventionist or isolationist. President Trump's "America First" nationalistic approach has been seen before.
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Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later

Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later

Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that's not the way he was viewed in the last years of his life.
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National Book Award finalists: 'Never Caught' and 'Democracy in Chains'

National Book Award finalists: 'Never Caught' and 'Democracy in Chains'

Two 2017 National Book Award finalists speak at Concordia College in Moorhead about their books, "Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge," and "Democracy in Chains."
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The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

As we come to the end of Women's History Month, this hour you'll hear about a Minnesota woman who was a longtime activist for civil rights, but has been mostly forgotten.
by MPR News Staff

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How Russia's history informs its present and future

How Russia's history informs its present and future

A century later, an in-depth conversation on the legacy of the Russian Revolution and its impact on Russia's role in the world today.
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