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Social Issues

Ethics and morality, without religion

Ethics and morality, without religion

The humanist chaplain at Harvard preaches on living an ethical life without belief in God as the underpinning. His new book explores why people manage to do good without belief in a deity.

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Lowery speaks at MLK breakfast in Mpls.

Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, a prominent civil rights leader speaks at the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast in Minneapolis on Monday.

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Understanding a mother's suicide

Understanding a mother's suicide

As a young child in 1963, Nancy Rappaport loses her mother to suicide during a bitter custody battle. Years later she becomes a child psychiatrist and uses the lens of this expertise to understand the mystery of her mother's depression and suicide.

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Privacy and public officials

Privacy and public officials

Candidates for governor recently were asked by the Minneapolis Star Tribune about their mental health histories, after Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton disclosed his past struggle with depression and alchohol abuse. Should the public know everything about politicians, whether it wants to or not?

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Karen celebrate Year 2749, and a decade in Minnesota

Karen celebrate Year 2749, and a decade in Minnesota

The Karen people didn't just mark the start of a new year last week. It's been 10 years since the first of them escaped the oppressive regime that rules Myanmar, and the Karen begin to immigrate to the Twin Cities.
by Tim Nelson

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Groundbreaking federal gay marriage trial begins

Groundbreaking federal gay marriage trial begins

The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage gtt underway Monday, and the two gay couples on whose behalf the case was brought will be among the first witnesses.

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The best of the Youth Radio Series

The best of the Youth Radio Series

The latest MPR News Presents broadcast showcases all the 2009 stories in the Youth Radio Series, with commentary from producer Sasha Aslanian on the making of the series.

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