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What are the consequences of legalizing marijuana?
Voters in California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts voted last week to legalize recreational use of marijuana. What are the consequences of legalizing marijuana?
Why do so many books have 'girl' in the title?
"Gone Girl." "The Girl on the Train." "The Girls." "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." What's behind all the "girl" titles?
'The Art of Waiting': What is your fertility story?
Belle Boggs spent five difficult and painful years trying to get pregnant. In her new book, she shares what she learned about the longing and the business of trying to become a parent.
Have recent protests been effective?
In a week of protests around our region MPR News and guests examined the importance of protests in American politics.
'The Mothers': One of the most raved-about books of fall
In crafting her novel, Brit Bennett said she wanted to trace "how girls become women without mothers to guide them through that transformation."
Trump wants to repeal and replace the ACA, but with what?
Assuming that President-elect Donald Trump goes to Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare, what will the replacement look like? Sally Pipes and Steve Parente discuss.
MPR News host Kerri Miller and her guests talk about how to leave the tumult of the 2016 election behind. Everyone knows there's work to be done, but how do everyday citizens get down to it?
A hospice chaplain shares what dying taught her about living
Kerry Egan has sat at the bedside of many patients at the end of their lives, and she shares what she's learned in her new book, "On Living."
Trump's immigration reform, what can we expect?
One of the most urgent issues that President-elect Donald Trump promises to address is immigration reform. Two guests joined the program to outline what the Republican-led House might deal with first.