Kerri Miller Brief

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?
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?
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.
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?
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.
Almost every week, senior producer Stephanie Curtis stops by to tell us what to read, watch, listen to or experience. Here's her roundup for the third week of April 2019.
Women of Faith: Female atheists embrace skepticism
Only 3 percent of the population identifies as atheist -- and even that small slice is mostly white and male. What does it mean to be a woman and an atheist?
When dogma turns toxic
Why are working-class whites willing to die rather than support policies that could benefit them? Jonathan Metzl's book, "Dying of Whiteness," examines the grim consequences of right-wing policies -- even for the white voters they promise to help.