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Social Issues

McCain calls Pentagon's gays in military study flawed

Directly challenging the Pentagon's top leadership, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday snubbed a military study on gays as flawed and said letting gays serve openly would be dangerous in a time of war.

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The immigrants' story, told through letters

Drawing from a trove of letters collected from all over the world, a University of Minnesota oneline pilot project hopes to gain a richer understanding of the emotional impact of immigration.

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30 years since arrival, life improving for many Hmong in Minn.

30 years since arrival, life improving for many Hmong in Minn.

Nou Yang escaped with her family from communist-controlled Laos some 30 years ago. They are part of Minnesota's estimated 52,000 Hmong residents. Poverty is still an issue, but rates are down and life for many is improving.
by Dan Olson

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Pentagon study: Gays could serve with no harm

The Pentagon study that argues that gay troops could serve openly without hurting the military's ability to fight is expected to re-ignite debate this month on Capitol Hill over repealing the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

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Bright Ideas with Daniel Wordsworth

Bright Ideas with Daniel Wordsworth

Stephen Smith discusses the work done by the American Refugee Committee with his guest, ARC's president, Daniel Wordsworth. In Liberia, the organization provides microfinancing to get small businesses off the ground.

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