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America Abroad: 'Syria and Fragile States'
Public radio's "1A" host Joshua Johnson moderates a town hall that takes a broader look at US involvement in places like Syria and other fragile states.
'America First' foreign policy: Then and now
The long history of debate over America's role in the world, and whether to be interventionist or isolationist. President Trump's "America First" nationalistic approach has been seen before.
Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later
Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that's not the way he was viewed in the last years of his life.
National Book Award finalists: 'Never Caught' and 'Democracy in Chains'
Two 2017 National Book Award finalists speak at Concordia College in Moorhead about their books, "Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge," and "Democracy in Chains."
Earth Rx: Climate solutions for a changing planet
In this Climate Cast special, MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner discusses the latest in climate science and how our energy use, driving habits and diet affect the climate. Plus, we hear from citizens who are making a difference for our planet.
The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.
As we come to the end of Women's History Month, this hour you'll hear about a Minnesota woman who was a longtime activist for civil rights, but has been mostly forgotten.
What's to become of the great American road trip?
The latest edition of Chris Farrell's "Conversations on the Creative Economy" series might get you thinking about taking a good old-fashioned American road trip this summer.
How Russia's history informs its present and future
A century later, an in-depth conversation on the legacy of the Russian Revolution and its impact on Russia's role in the world today.