What Iowa Reveals About the Future of the United States

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 26, 2016

Richard Manning, contributor to Harper's Magazine and a reporter for FERN (Food and Environment Reporting Network), talks about the political importance of Iowa during presidential elections. In “The Trouble with Iowa,” Manning's cover story for Harper's, he examines how the state is a microcosm of our country's biggest challenges, from climate change and inequality to immigration issues.

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