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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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Poet Carolyn Forche on her new book, 'What You Have Heard is True'

Poet Carolyn Forche on her new book, 'What You Have Heard is True'

In the late 1970s a stranger approached Carolyn Forché and asked her to document violence and political unrest in El Salvador. Against the advice of her friends and family, she went.
by Euan Kerr and Marcheta Fornoff

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Inside the world of an internet troll: How web users can protect themselves online

Inside the world of an internet troll: How web users can protect themselves online

Forty percent of Americans have experienced online harassment. What's behind the rise of online trolls, and how can web users protect themselves from online harassment? MPR News' Euan Kerr filled in for host Kerri Miller.
by Euan Kerr and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Julian Zelizer on the 'Fault Lines' in American history

Julian Zelizer on the 'Fault Lines' in American history

After the 2016 presidential election, many Americans described the country as being divided. One historian says that to understand the polarization of today, we need to start by looking at the events that have unfolded since 1974.
by Stephanie Curtis and Marcheta Fornoff

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Coming up: Vaccines, public health and personal choice

Coming up: Vaccines, public health and personal choice

Measles are making a comeback. Vaccination rates have a lot to do with that. When preventable diseases threaten, is there a way to balance personal choice with public safety?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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What's in the Mueller report that we don't already know?

What's in the Mueller report that we don't already know?

Thursday, Congress is expected to receive special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. What new information can we hope to gain?
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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When the therapist needs a therapist

When the therapist needs a therapist

Nearly 30 million Americans a year seek therapy -- and that number includes therapists. A new book explores the power of being human and what therapy can, and can't, do.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Cheated by student loans

Cheated by student loans

A divide is forming -- between those who have student debt and those who do not. What does it mean for the future?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The Political Junkie: President Trump, Bernie Sanders and the rise of Mayor Pete

President Trump comes to Minnesota today for a roundtable discussion on tax cuts and the U.S. economy. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with the Political Junkie about the tax cuts and why many Americans seem unhappy about them.
by Kerri Miller

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