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Aspen Ideas Festival: Jon Meacham on presidential character and temperament

Aspen Ideas Festival: Jon Meacham on presidential character and temperament

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian says a knowledge of history "tames" presidents, and is essential for successful leadership.

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The battle over women's rights and family values

The battle over women's rights and family values

Four decades ago, two women's movements drew a line in the sand between liberals and conservatives.

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Is hate speech free speech?

Is hate speech free speech?

Should hateful, disrespectful or bullying words be censored? Or is this free speech guaranteed under the First Amendment?
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Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade

Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade

As more schools begin to confront their participation in slavery, they also consider how to make amends.

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Peter Edelman on poverty and criminal justice

Peter Edelman on poverty and criminal justice

Minneapolis native Peter Edelman was a top aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy and they tried to raise awareness of poverty in America. Fifty years later, he's written a book about ways to reduce poverty and reform the criminal justice system.
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Ancestry research: Can DNA help us grapple with the past?

Ancestry research: Can DNA help us grapple with the past?

An exploration of how genetic testing and ancestry research may allow us to learn our racial identity, our history and our humanity.
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APM documentary: Battles of Belief in WWII

APM documentary: Battles of Belief in WWII

During World War II, three dozen conscientious objectors volunteered for a starvation experiment at the University of Minnesota. The men were willing to suffer but not to kill.
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Thread Book Hour: David Grann, 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Thread Book Hour: David Grann, 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Best-selling author David Grann tells the story of a little-remembered crime that modernized investigative procedure in the United States.
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The origins, challenges of America's democratic system

The origins, challenges of America's democratic system

Part two of the BBC documentary, "America: Laboratory of Democracy." This hour explores the history of uprisings and insurgencies in the United States.
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