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Social Issues

General Mills, aid agencies partner for Africa

General Mills has launched a public-private partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

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Stimulus money for homelessness

Stimulus money for homelessness

A dozen Minnesota nonprofits will receive federal stimulus money to address short-term homelessness. But will this money really work to stimulate the economy, or simply help the state plug holes in budget cuts to social services?

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A new generation of Hmong women pursues college

A new generation of Hmong women pursues college

The number of Hmong women pursuing college is growing in Minnesota. But a college education can be hard won in families that traditionally encourage daughters to marry young and raise families.
by Sasha Aslanian and Kao Choua Vue

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Excerpt of Kao Choua Vue's 'Daughters'

Watch an excerpt of "Daughters," a film about the changing lives of Hmong women produced by Kao Choua Vue for In Progress, a non-profit in St. Paul that promotes new voices in the digital arts.

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'NurtureShock' co-author questions popular parenting

'NurtureShock' co-author questions popular parenting

Parents who praise their children too much may be short-circuiting kids' ability to motivate themselves later in life, according to author Po Bronson. Praise is just one of the parenting techniques debunked in his new book.

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Tech developments for the disabled

Tech developments for the disabled

Technology has made a huge reach in helping the physically disabled, but what specific roles will the internet and smartphones play as they begin to make life easier for the wider population?

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Califano: Parents are big influence on kids' alcohol, drug choices

It's a pretty good likelihood that every child will be offered alcohol or drugs by the time they graduate high school. But author Joseph Califano maintains that parents have a high degree of power and influence when it comes to the choices their children make about drugs.
by Tom Crann

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