MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

National Press Club broadcast: Gretchen Carlson
Journalist, author, former Miss America and advocate Gretchen Carlson is best known today because of her sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, which helped to open the #MeToo floodgates.
Ground Level: The real St. Cloud
Nearly 50 people gathered at the Great River Regional Library in St. Cloud to discuss the past and the future of this once-small central Minnesota town on the Mississippi River.
APM reports documentary: Order 9066 (Episode 2)
Episode 2 of the APM Reports documentary, "Order 9066," about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. This episode focuses on the War Relocation Authority, which tried to extract loyalty pledges from those incarcerated and enlist them for military service.
What it means to be 'rural by choice'
What is rural America and what does it need has been a large part of the recent political discussion. Three panelist break that down and explain what they're doing to help rural America thrive.
'One Year Later: Moving Charlottesville (And America) Forward'
Last summer was marred with white supremacy rallies and counter protests in Charlottesville, Va. A panel from the Aspen Ideas Festival discussed what city has done to grapple with its ghosts.