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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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The role of young voters in the election

The role of young voters in the election

In the latest MPR News/Star Tribune poll, more than half of voters polled under age 34 said they will definitely cast a ballot. We talk with two political scientists about what’s on the mind of young voters this election season.
by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow

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What’s happening to how we work?

What’s happening to how we work?

Employees are doing more with less in an increasingly technological world. We talk with two occupation and management experts about how the idea of the “good job” has changed and what it means for workers with the continued spread of the novel strain of coronavirus and in the future.
by Chris Farrell and Breann Schossow

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Taking care of personal finances during economic volatility

Taking care of personal finances during economic volatility

Financial turmoil in the stock market is one of many issues raising questions from consumers about their own financial security. We look at personal finance management during a time of global economic change and public health challenges.
by Chris Farrell, Marcheta Fornoff and Breann Schossow

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They Believed: Cesar Chavez on working conditions of farm laborers

They Believed: Cesar Chavez on working conditions of farm laborers

In 1984, labor leader Cesar Chavez gave a speech about the deplorable conditions farm workers lived with; it was one that he knew would shock his audience. Chavez’s speechwriter and confidante, Mark Grossman, looks back at his friend’s legacy of storytelling and activism.
by Kerri Miller, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow

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Author Louise Erdrich on ‘The Night Watchman’

Author Louise Erdrich on ‘The Night Watchman’

In the 1950s, the federal government worked to end Native American rights and treaties under a “termination policy.” Author Louise Erdrich sets her latest novel at her family’s home reservation, with a focus on this period of history. We talk with her about her latest work.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Thread Must-Read: ‘Parnassus on Wheels,’ ‘Ink and Bone’

Thread Must-Read: ‘Parnassus on Wheels,’ ‘Ink and Bone’

This week, we celebrate books about books by reminiscing about an early 20th century novel and looking to a dystopian future involving access to books in a suspenseful young-adult work.
by Kerri Miller

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Rep. Tom Emmer on the coronavirus outbreak, mental health and health care

Rep. Tom Emmer on the coronavirus outbreak, mental health and health care

Health care is a priority for voters, across the partisan board. We had a live conversation with Rep. Tom Emmer about coronavirus, the cost of prescription drugs, the Affordable Care Act and mental health.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Flyover 2020: Women in politics

Flyover 2020: Women in politics

More women are running for office than ever before. But it often seems like women in politics take two steps forward and one step back.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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