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Unrest

Minneapolis was quiet while other cities burned

MPR's Tom Crann speaks with Vivian Jenkins Nelsen, CEO and Co-Founder of the Interrace Institute in Minneapolis about the local reaction to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 40 years ago.

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'Chicago 10' takes a new look at a timeless story

'Chicago 10' takes a new look at a timeless story

A new movie uses archive film and animation to plunge audiences into the chaos surrounding the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. "Chicago 10" director Brett Morgan says there are lessons in the story for organizers at the Republican National Convention this year in St Paul.

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Ethnic violence worsens in Kenya

Ethnic violence worsens in Kenya

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan begins mediating the crisis in Kenya, but is it too late to stop the violence? Ethnic conflict following a disputed presidential election has left hundreds of people dead.

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Geraldine Brooks finds mystery in an ancient text

Geraldine Brooks finds mystery in an ancient text

When Geraldine Brooks covered the Bosnian crisis for the Wall Street Journal, she became fascinated by the disappearance of the Sarajevo Haggadah, a prized medieval text. The story of its recovery launched what was to become Brooks' new novel, "People of the Book."
by Euan Kerr

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Why it's difficult to make a movie from a comic book

Why it's difficult to make a movie from a comic book

If you want to make an animated film out of a comic book, logic suggests just taking what's on the pages, make it move and slap it on the screen. Not so says Marjane Satrapi. She wrote the best selling "Persepolis" graphic novels and directed an award winning film based on the story.
by Euan Kerr

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A first-hand account of the Pakistani conflict

A first-hand account of the Pakistani conflict

ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz is just back from the Taliban region of Pakistan. She spoke about her experience there Sunday at a Veterans Day event at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.

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The crisis in Pakistan

The crisis in Pakistan

The political crisis in Pakistan took another turn Monday, as the government prevented former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from holding a procession across the country to protest the government of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

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Sudanese ambassador addresses Darfur criticisms

Sudanese ambassador addresses Darfur criticisms

The head of the United Nations says he's frustrated that the Sudanese government has done so little to try to bring peace to the Darfur region, where some 200,000 people have been killed since 2003. The Sudanese ambassador to the U.S. responds to that criticism.

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