Kerri Miller Feature

Why are we suspicious of do-gooders?
Donate a kidney to a stranger. Give half your income to charity. Adopt 20 children. Larissa MacFarquhar's new book profiles people who can't help but be generous — even when others consider them crazy.
Op-Ed: The NRA's political clout is gun smoke and mirrors
Do we give the NRA too much credit for their political clout? Alec MacGillis thinks so. He shared his take on MPR News with Kerri Miller.
A conversation about where the 2016 presidential candidates stand on taxes.
Political Junkie: Paul Ryan's House and the fall of Jeb Bush
A conversation with Political Junkie Ken Rudin on the disarray in the GOP House caucus as they search for a new leader. Rudin also comments on Jeb Bush's fading 2016 hopes and Tuesday's debate between Democratic debate.
Minn. dentist won't be charged for killing Cecil the lion
Zimbabwe will not charge Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, a cabinet minister said, angering conservationists.
Mark Tercek, a former investment banker and the current president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy, discusses the important of investing in nature.
The role food waste plays in climate change
World leaders were served Landfill Salad last week to spark a conversation about the role food waste plays in climate change.
Water on Mars: How the discovery reshapes exploration of the planet
One of the men leading the search for water on Mars, Jim Watzin, joins MPR News to discuss what's next for human exploration of the Red Planet.