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2020 Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN World Food Programme leader speaks at Minnesota event
David Beasley, executive director the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN World Food Programme and Jeffrey Sachs of UN Sustainable Development Solutions give keynote address at a World Food Day event hosted by Global Minnesota.
Election Day special from NPR's Throughline:  "How We Vote"
Election day special from NPR’s Throughline podcast: “How We Vote.”
A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter
Minnesota civil rights legend Josie Johnson, in conversation with her granddaughter, Josie Duffy Rice. Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton facilitated their discussion at an event hosted by Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
Political analyst Amy Walter sizes up the 2020 election at St. Olaf College event
Political analyst Amy Walter of the non-partisan Cook Political Report and host of public radio’s “Politics with Amy Walter” on The Takeaway speaks about the 2020 election at a St. Olaf College event.
Westminster Town Hall Forum: Climate activist Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben is the founder of the climate change organization 350.org. He was the featured speaker at the Westminster Town Hall Forum.
NPR special report: Voting in America
In an hour-long special report, NPR explores an extraordinary electoral season that’s coincided with the global pandemic.
Tom Friedman of NYT calls on Biden to form "national unity government"
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman speaks at the University of Minnesota about the 2020 election and America’s future.