MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Former CDC chief says we're losing focus on public health priorities
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.
Mental health and the criminal justice system: Can Minnesota do better?
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.
How we got into a nuclear standoff with an impoverished dictatorship
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.
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral
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 on resilience of nature and the indomitable human spirit
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.