MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

A Brief History of Women in Bars: A Minnesota Story in Three Rounds
The 18th Amendment marked the start of Prohibition and the 19th Amendment granted many women the right to vote. In this new documentary, Katie Thornton looks at how the state’s temperance movement set the stage for its women’s suffrage movement.
Climate One series year-end review: Climate change in a year of many crises
For the first time ever, climate change helped to galvanize a record number of voters to elect Joe Biden to the Presidency. How has the focus on climate change shifted in a year shaped by multiple social and economic crises? In this special episode, host Greg Dalton looks back at the climate stories of 2020.
Federal Reserve banks focus on solutions to racism's impact on our economy
The Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis, Atlanta and Boston convened an event in November as part of a series on “Racism and the Economy.” This session focused on employment issues.