MPR News Presents

University of Chicago history professor Kathleen Belew speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about her book, “Bringing the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.”

An Intelligence Squared US debate in which foreign policy experts debate three motions: Trump is right on Saudi Arabia; The world is safer without the Iran nuclear deal; and Turkey is an asset to NATO.

Climate One series host Greg Dalton interviews two members of Congress about their proposals to address climate change — one Republican and one Democrat.

Cokie Roberts came to Minnesota several times for speaking engagements, and spoke at local Catholic colleges. You can hear excerpts of two talks she gave about values, courage, public service and leadership.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale and New York Times reporter Charlie Savage speak at the University of Minnesota about the power of the presidency.

Racially charged disputes make headlines year after year in the United States. We are a society made up of all the races and ethnicities on the planet, and we have a painful history of exploitation and oppression tied to race. What we don't often consider is where the idea of different races came from. God? Nature? Or was it man-made? — and if so, why?

In-depth Commonwealth Club interviews with 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Michael Bennet and Tom Steyer.

Economist Allison Schrager speaks with John Donvan of Intelligence Squared about her new book, “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel.”

High school teacher Esther Wojcicki speaks at the Commonwealth Club of California about her new book, “How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results.”

The Arctic is warming faster than nearly everywhere else on Earth, bringing with it new opportunities and unprecedented risks. This documentary takes you to the people and places where scientific research is being done to understand the Arctic and climate change and its impact on the rest of the world.