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The Democracy Test: 'Created Equal'
Neal Conan and historian Heather Cox Richardson discuss what we can learn from history, in a program titled, "Created Equal." How did democracy survive the crisis of economic inequality during the Great Depression and resist communism and fascism?
Amy Walter hosts the Friday Takeaway
Amy Walter hosts the Friday Takeaway
Intelligence Squared debate: Trump and US national security
Several debate motions on key issues: the role of international institutions such as NATO and the UN, and the threats from Iran, Russia, and rogue states.
A Minnesota debate on single-payer health care
Two state senators agree that health care is a moral imperative but disagree on the best way to provide it and pay for it.
Walter Mondale and Josie Johnson on civil rights in America
Local civil rights legend Josie Johnson and former Vice President Walter Mondale discuss the ongoing struggle for voting rights, fair housing, and civil rights.
The Democracy Test: 'A House Divided'
Poisonous partisan politics tore the country apart in the years leading up to the Civil War. What we can learn from history about defusing tribal politics?
Amy Walter hosts the Friday Takeaway
Amy Walter hosts the Friday edition of The Takeaway.