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COVID-19 and climate change: Implications for our food system
From the Commonwealth Club’s Climate One series, “COVID-19 and climate change: Implications for our food system.”
NPR Special Report: "The Summer of Racial Reckoning: Part 2"
NPR Special Report: “The Summer of Racial Reckoning.” Part 2.
Remembering civil rights activist Anna Arnold Hedgeman of Anoka
Most Minnesotans don't know that a Black woman who grew up in Anoka — Anna Arnold Hedgeman — was the only woman on the organizing committee for the 1963 March on Washington. She was a longtime activist for civil rights and social justice — but has been mostly forgotten. 2018 History Forum lecture by Thomas Sugrue of NYU about her and other civil rights activists in the north.
Listen: Vice President Mike Pence, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and others at Day 3 of RNC
Speeches from the third day of the Republican National Convention, including Vice President Mike Pence, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and others.
Listen: First lady Melania Trump, Mike Pompeo and others at Day 2 of RNC
Speeches from the second day of the Republican National Convention, including first lady Melania Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others.
Listen: Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, Jr. and more at Day 1 of RNC
Day 1 speeches from the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020. Featuring Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, Jr. and more.
NPR special report: Summer of racial reckoning
Since the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, the summer has unfolded with an outpouring of grief, anger and calls to action. NPR produced three one-hour specials on racial injustice, the protests that have swept the country, and where the nation is headed.
Listen: Joe Biden's acceptance speech at Democratic National Convention
Listen to Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, as well as other speeches by members of Congress, a child from New Hampshire, and more.
Listen: Kamala Harris and Barack Obama at Day 3 of Democratic National Convention
Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Elizabeth Warren speak on the third night of the “virtual” Democratic National Convention.