MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

'The Invention of Race': Documentary explores how the concept of race developed
Racially charged disputes make headlines year after year in the United States. We are a society made up of all the races and ethnicities on the planet, and we have a painful history of exploitation and oppression tied to race. What we don't often consider is where the idea of different races came from. God? Nature? Or was it man-made? — and if so, why?
National Science Foundation documentary: Listening to the Arctic
The Arctic is warming faster than nearly everywhere else on Earth, bringing with it new opportunities and unprecedented risks. This documentary takes you to the people and places where scientific research is being done to understand the Arctic and climate change and its impact on the rest of the world.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says her work keeps her going
Ginsburg, who is now 86, finished a round of radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer in late August and told the audience of 15,000-plus people of all ages that “my work keeps me going.”
Intelligence Squared debate: Is recent U.S. policy towards China productive?
Are recent U.S. policies tough and focused enough to achieve key economic and strategic objectives? Or will U.S. policy escalate tensions too much, ultimately reducing the chances that the world’s two major powers can achieve a sensible accommodation?