Kerri Miller Feature

October 13, 2015 3:50 PM

Why are we suspicious of do-gooders?

Donate a kidney to a stranger. Give half your income to charity. Adopt 20 children. Larissa MacFarquhar's new book profiles people who can't help but be generous — even when others consider them crazy.

by Tracy Mumford

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October 13, 2015 3:24 PM

Op-Ed: The NRA's political clout is gun smoke and mirrors

Do we give the NRA too much credit for their political clout? Alec MacGillis thinks so. He shared his take on MPR News with Kerri Miller.

by MPR News Staff

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October 13, 2015 3:08 PM

Election 2016: Candidate tax plans

A conversation about where the 2016 presidential candidates stand on taxes.

by MPR News Staff

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October 12, 2015 11:19 AM

Political Junkie: Paul Ryan's House and the fall of Jeb Bush

A conversation with Political Junkie Ken Rudin on the disarray in the GOP House caucus as they search for a new leader. Rudin also comments on Jeb Bush's fading 2016 hopes and Tuesday's debate between Democratic debate.

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October 12, 2015 9:40 AM

Minn. dentist won't be charged for killing Cecil the lion

Zimbabwe will not charge Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, a cabinet minister said, angering conservationists.

by Reuters

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October 12, 2015 9:40 AM

Atul Gawande on 'callous' medicine and end of life care

A conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande about a new approach to end of life care.

by MPR News Staff

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October 9, 2015 12:00 AM

How do you put a monetary value on nature?

Mark Tercek, a former investment banker and the current president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy, discusses the important of investing in nature.

by MPR News Staff

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October 5, 2015 1:54 PM

The frustrating political calculus on gun control

Political gridlock and a possible way forward on reducing gun deaths.

by MPR News Staff

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September 30, 2015 3:44 PM

The role food waste plays in climate change

World leaders were served Landfill Salad last week to spark a conversation about the role food waste plays in climate change.

by MPR News Staff

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September 30, 2015 11:27 AM

Water on Mars: How the discovery reshapes exploration of the planet

One of the men leading the search for water on Mars, Jim Watzin, joins MPR News to discuss what's next for human exploration of the Red Planet.

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