Dr. Julie Gerberding says there's a lot of consensus about how to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. We know what to do, but we don't do it. She thinks "alternative facts", and the dominance of social media are partly to blame.
Sue Abderholden of the National Alliance on Mental Illness/Minnesota, Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy, and Dr. Eduardo Colon of HCMC suggest various ways Minnesota can do better, through early diagnosis and effective treatment, better crisis intervention, reducing stigma, and providing transitional help.
A panel discussion was held at the Newseum on the day of the People's Climate Movement March in Washington. They discussed the politics of climate change in Washington DC today.
MPR's Gary Eichten asks economists Louis Johnston and Chris Farrell to size up the condition of the economy at the 100 day point in the Trump administration.
This APM Reports documentary explores some of the most salient problems and solutions regarding water by visiting two countries where water issues are critical: India and Israel.
A look at the possibilities of diplomacy and the sobering military problem of a nuclear-armed North Korea. Experts say the options are complicated and the consequences are great. Three experienced foreign policy pros share some insights.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the words of the late Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner who remained firm in his belief that we simply cannot be indifferent to the suffering of others.
Jane Goodall wonders why humans, such intellectual creatures, would destroy our only home. But says she has hope for the future because of the enthusiasm of young people, the resilience of nature and the indomitable human spirit.