MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

MIT's Sherry Turkle on technology and empathy during — and after — the pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic underway, and a lot more of our lives lived in the digital world, Sherry Turkle was invited by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to share her insights on this world that seems turned upside down.
Humankind documentary: The Right to Vote — a history of voting rights in America
Humankind documentary, “The Right to Vote: a history of voting rights in America,” explores the long and controversial history of America's decisions about who gets to vote.
In his own words: John Lewis on civil rights and his life's work
This hour, we remember Rep. John Lewis by listening to his own words. Lewis spoke at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival about civil rights, equal justice and his life’s work. He died on Friday, at the age of 80.