MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Learning from Lincoln: Leadership in a time of crisis
An Aspen Institute program talks about another president who led during a time of national crisis — Abraham Lincoln. Two historians discuss the leadership lessons we could learn from President Lincoln.
Humankind documentary: 'Libraries Reimagined'
This is the first of a new two-part documentary from the Humankind series, "Libraries Reimagined." It's about the ways libraries are evolving, and the role they play in educating, informing and entertaining people as well as protecting our democracy.
Congressional scholar Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute speaks about the government and leadership response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic and mental and physical health crisis it has caused.