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Kirby Puckett on what made the '87 team so special

Kirby Puckett on what made the '87 team so special

Former Twins players are gathering in Minnesota this weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their World Series victory in 1987. But they will be missing their on-field leader.
by Jim Bickal

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Has democracy run its course?

Aspen Ideas Festival: Has democracy run its course?

At an Aspen Ideas Festival event, three panelists tried to answer one question: has democracy run its course?
by MPR News Staff

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Aspen Ideas Festival: StoryCorps founder David Isay on the importance of listening

Aspen Ideas Festival: StoryCorps founder David Isay on the importance of listening

Four hundred thousand people people have recorded their stories for radio and the Library of Congress via StoryCorps and Isay says it's important to tell the truth about who we are as human beings, in order to reduce fear and increase hope.
by MPR News Staff

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The fight for Native fishing rights in Minn., Wis.

The fight for Native fishing rights in Minn., Wis.

A 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring that Native Americans in Wisconsin had the right to spearfish was met with raucous protests. The same would soon follow in Minnesota.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Aspen Ideas Festival: How presidents prepare for Armageddon

Aspen Ideas Festival: How presidents prepare for Armageddon

Journalist and historian Garrett Graff talks about his new book, "Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself -- While the Rest of Us Die."
by MPR News Staff

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David McCullough on American history and values

David McCullough on American history and values

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough says we've become a nation of spectators, and need to remember that there are actually four branches of government: the judiciary, the congress, the president and the people.
by MPR News Staff

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The early crusade for LGBT rights in Minnesota

The early crusade for LGBT rights in Minnesota

The right to marry was far from the only battle the LGBT community has had to fight in Minnesota. The struggle against legal discrimination was waged in force from the 1970s all the way to the early '90s.
by MPR News Staff

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Norman Lear and Khizr Khan on American values and the Constitution

Aspen Ideas Festival: Norman Lear and Khizr Khan on American values and the Constitution

Television producer Norman Lear bought a version of the Declaration of Independence and toured it around the country to promote American values. Khizr Khan is an American citizen from Pakistan who says we must always stay true to the rights and privileges outlined in our Constitution.
by MPR News Staff

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Neal Conan special: How Do Civil Wars End?

Neal Conan special: How Do Civil Wars End?

A program from former NPR host Neal Conan's new series, "Truth, Politics and Power." This edition is called "How and Why Do Civil Wars End?"

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