Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Historical insights into the Iowa Caucuses
The first test in the 2012 presidential campaign is tonight in Iowa. Ask your questions of the man who co-authored the book "The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event."11:00 a.m.GuestsDennis Goldford: Professor of political science, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Co-author of "The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event," (3rd edition Dec. 2010). Also, "The American Constitution and the Debate Over Originialism," and a new book in spring 2012, "The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics and the First Amendment."More from MPRBachmann makes last pitch for Iowa support (01/03/2012)Resources- Lessons from the New Deal
As the debate over the role of the government in job creation rages on, Midday presents an American RadioWorks documentary looking at how President Franklin Roosevelt tackled the problems of the Great Depression. "Bridge to Somewhere" examines how the structures the New Deal agencies built transformed America.12:00 p.m.More from MPRThe Civil Rights movement in Mississippi (12/29/2011)When radio became a weapon of war (12/07/2011)Days of Infamy: December 7 and 9/11 (12/07/2011)Who needs an English major? (12/06/2011)Is it time to get rid of the college lecture? (10/04/2011)Resources
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