Social Issues

October 5, 2011 5:00 AM

Capital punishment is unworthy of a country that aspires to justice

It's barbaric to execute people who may turn out to be innocent.

by Rosalyn Park

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October 5, 2011 12:00 AM

A conversation with Michele Norris

A broadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with NPR's Michele Norris about race, the power of language, and her book "The Grace of Silence." The city of Minneapolis chose Norris's memoir for it's first community read. Recorded at the Guthrie Theater on Oct. 4.

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October 4, 2011 4:00 AM

A return to traditional foods helps some fight hunger on White Earth Reservation

A growing effort on the White Earth Reservation to return to traditional foods could help alleviate hunger and improve the health of people there while reconnecting them with a diet that served their ancestors.

by Julie Siple

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October 3, 2011 2:16 PM

Taxes hastened Somalia's famine, militant retreat

The withdrawal of Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels from their bases in Mogadishu and severe food shortages in southern Somalia may be linked to the same problem familiar to politicians the world over: tax collections.

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October 3, 2011 12:35 PM

Illegal students face obstacles even after college

Students who are not here legally may still face a major obstacle even with the benefit of a college degree: Many have no immediate pathway to legal status and, under current federal immigration law, employers cannot legally hire them.

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September 30, 2011 4:28 PM

More details emerge in possible Rochester hazing case

The Rochester School District is investigating a possible case of hazing involving several students at John Marshall high school.

by Elizabeth Baier

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September 30, 2011 9:22 AM

Phone counseling to begin for those who want assisted living

If you plan to move into an assisted living facility in Minnesota, starting this weekend you'll have to make a phone call first. A new state law is going into effect that mandates a telephone consultation with a trained nurse nurse or social worker who'll ask a series of 'screening' questions before you're allowed to go to an assisted living facility.

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September 30, 2011 12:00 AM

Midmorning rewind

A collection of sounds and stories from the week. This week, the art of the interview, why public radio has a narrow appeal, and the one interview that sticks out in the mind of a war correspondent.