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National Press Club: VA  Secretary Dr. David Shulkin
Looking ahead to Veterans Day on Saturday, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin answers questions at the National Press Club in Washington.
National Press Club: FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb
The FDA chief answers questions at the National Press Club. Dr. Scott Gottlieb is the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
St. Paul mayoral candidates debate city issues
MPR's Tom Weber moderates a debate featuring five candidates for Mayor of St. Paul.
Intelligence Squared debate: Should we be paying college athletes?
Universities, broadcasters and private companies make billions from college athletics, and players are prohibited from sharing in the profits. With recent allegations of financial corruption in the NCAA, should we rewrite the rules of college sports? The motion is: "Pay college athletes."
What should we do about confederate monuments?
The national debate over the fate of Confederate monuments, flags and place names was chosen as the topic for discussion this fall in the "Hot Topics: Cool Talk" series at the University of St. Thomas.
Why LBJ couldn't, or wouldn't, extricate America from the Vietnam War
The documentary "LBJ's War" features archival audio of President Johnson and others discussing the Vietnam War, which evidence shows he, and others, knew was unwinnable.
Truth Politics and Power: Gun rights and gun control
On this episode of "Truth Politics and Power," how a duty for community self defense evolved into an individual right to bear arms
Thread Book Hour: How Amy Tan's book on writing became a memoir
On this installment of The Thread Book Hour, author Amy Tan speaks with Kerri Miller about her new memoir, "Where the Past Begins."