MPR News Presents

Five American presidents — two in the last 20 years — have assumed office without winning the popular vote. The nation is involve in another contentious presidential election, and some are calling for an end to the Electoral College.

More than 120,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Public radio hosts, past and present, read short eulogies of just some of these people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the last several months.

Minnesota U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, who chairs the National Republican Campaign Committee, speaks at a University of Minnesota Humphrey School event.

From the Climate One series, a look at the impacts of a global coronavirus pandemic, economic collapse and climate change.

NPR’s Fresh Air host Terry Gross interviews epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about how to assess COVID-19 risks.

How might coronavirus reshape geopolitics? For some, the answer is clear: China is on the rise. While Washington embraces “America first” and abdicates its global leadership role, they argue, Beijing is stepping up to fill the void.

APM Reports’ documentary unit took a look at the impact of the jobs and public works programs in the 1930s.

With America engulfed again by protests against police brutality and racial discrimination, in this BBC Special “America: Beyond Black and White,” host Rajini Vaidyanathan brings together a group of African American writers to discuss how America might move beyond its current racial turmoil.

Bryan Stevenson speaks about justice and hope, in a 2014 appearance at the Westminster Town Forum in Minneapolis.

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush gave the keynote addresses at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.