MPR News Presents

New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik speaks at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival about the ideas in his book, "A Thousand Small Sanities." The book is both history and philosophy.

Historians David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed say sometimes our myths and memories collide with historical reality.

An Intelligence Squared debate about nature versus nurture.

Two documentaries from the Humankind series produced by David Freudberg

Jonathan Winters reads the Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol."

MPR's Mindy Ratner has produced a holiday special about the music, history, foods and traditions of Hanukkah.

The political science professor at Rutgers University gives an in-depth look at the reasons women are underrepresented at every level of elected office.

His research shows why many Americans have difficulty paying for health care — even if they have health insurance provided by their employer.

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar proposed ways to restore American leadership, rejoin international agreements, repair alliances and respond to global threats and challenges.

Professor Dorothy Sue Cobble of Rutgers speaks at the Minnesota Historical Society’s History Forum about perceptions of working-class politics.