MPR News Presents

Special programming from MPR News.

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on leadership and peace
Former UN Secretary-General and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan says the characteristics of good leaders are judgment, discipline, compassion, a keen sense of what's right and wrong, concern about community and a dedication to service.
"Money in politics." From PRI, Amy Walter hosts the Friday edition of The Takeaway.
Dr. Atul Gawande: Is health care a human right?
Dr. Atul Gawande addresses the question, "Is health care a human right?"
Aspen Ideas Festival: Dan Buettner on happiness
Where in the world are the happiest and healthiest people? And why? Dan Buettner explores this at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival.
Climate One: Wall Street and Climate Change
Host Greg Dalton interviews three experts on the ways corporations, and their shareholders, can make an impact on climate change and environmental sustainability.
The Takeaway from WNYC Studios takes a look at voting in America.
Minnesota's new mental health crisis: Suicide
MPR's Cathy Wurzer hosts a conversation about the public health problem of suicide and what can be done about it.
Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Is the First Amendment obsolete?'
Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu addresses a question posed at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival: Is the First Amendment obsolete?
Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Can character be learned?'
Psychologist and best-selling author Angela Duckworth talks with Jackie Bezos of the Bezos Family Foundation about a question posed at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival: Can character be learned?