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Vin Weber and Larry Diamond on America's unhealthy democracy

Vin Weber and Larry Diamond on America's unhealthy democracy

Two prominent people in the world of politics think America's democracy is in trouble. Former Minnesota GOP congressman Vin Weber and Stanford political scientist Larry Diamond say voters are increasing dissatisfied with the two-party system, and we need to change it to bring in more independent voices and satisfy increasingly independent voters.

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Chris Farrell and MayKao Hang on connecting the disconnected

Chris Farrell and MayKao Hang on connecting the disconnected

Chris Farrell's "Conversations on the Creative Economy." This time the focus is on ways to include everyone in America's success. Farrell's guest is MayKao Hang, who was born in Laos, lived in a Thai refugee camp, immigrated to the US, got an Ivy League degree and is now CEO of the Wilder Foundation and chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

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Gary Eichten hosts 'Ask the Governor' event at College of St. Benedict

Gary Eichten hosts 'Ask the Governor' event at College of St. Benedict

Longtime MPR anchor Gary Eichten hosts an "Ask the Governor" event. Governor Mark Dayton answers questions about the key issues facing the state before a large crowd at the College of St. Benedict on March 3rd.

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Defense Secretary Carter on ISIS, Syria, and threats from cyber-terrorism and climate change

Defense Secretary Carter on ISIS, Syria, and threats from cyber-terrorism and climate change

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter speaks about key national security issues including ISIS, Syria, Iraq and the threats from cyber-terrorism and climate change. The Defense Secretary spoke Tuesday, March 1 at the Commonwealth Club of California. Club president and CEO Gloria Duffy is the moderator.

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Fighting ISIS at home and abroad

Fighting ISIS at home and abroad

The latest attacks in the Middle East, Paris and San Bernardino have proven the fight against ISIS is not limited to a country or even a region, it's a fight against an ideology. This hour, military strategies abroad and actions at home to stem extremism and ISIS recruitment.

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Geoffrey Cowan on the history of our presidential nominating process

Geoffrey Cowan on the history of our presidential nominating process

It was Teddy Roosevelt who seized on the idea of holding presidential primaries in 1912, telling the party bosses to "let the people rule." Voting in Minnesota begins tonight and this hour you'll hear why we use primaries, caucuses and conventions to decide who our presidential candidates will be.

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Experts take on vaccination history, ongoing debate

Experts take on vaccination history, ongoing debate

Kerri Miller's insightful conversation with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm and author Eula Biss kicked off this year's The Thread events series.

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Can money buy you happiness?

Can money buy you happiness?

Social scientist Michael Norton researches how money can buy happiness -- when you don't spend it on yourself.

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