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Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time to redistribute wealth?
As nations around the world face a reckoning on racial and social justice and work to combat the economic impacts of the pandemic, we ask: Is it time to redistribute the wealth?
Richard Haass and Walter Mondale on U.S. foreign relations
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks at a University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs event that also features former Vice President Walter Mondale. Professor Larry Jacobs moderated the conversation.
Michael Osterholm speaks at St. Olaf College on facing winter of 'COVID hell'
Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, took questions from staff, students and alumni of St. Olaf College during a virtual event on Tuesday.
Mike Osterholm speaks at St. Olaf College on facing winter of 'COVID hell'
Mike Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, took questions from staff, students and alumni of St. Olaf College during a virtual event on Tuesday.
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.