Social Issues

Exhibit on Nazi eugenics opens at Science Museum
An exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota looks at how the Nazis used science to help legitimize the Holocaust. "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" explores the Nazi eugenics movement of the 1930s and 1940s.
Ellsberg on dissent
Daniel Ellsberg risked his career and jail time when he copied the Pentagon Papers, classified documents on the Vietnam War, in hopes of leaking them to members of Congress or the newspapers. He says but few people today are willing to stand up to their government.
Crime and punishment for teenagers
A 13-year-old kid drops a rock off a bridge on a highway overpass. The rock hits a car and kills the driver. Is the teen guilty of murder? A play at the Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis is asking questions of teen audiences, and getting some surprising answers.
Author envisions a new spiritual and political revival
Rev. Jim Wallis argues in his new book that America is on the verge of a revival, as people of faith search for common ground to find solutions for such issues as poverty and climate change.
SCSU seeks to teach tolerance
Officials at St. Cloud State University say the best way to respond to a string of racially biased graffiti that's appeared on campus in recent months, is in the classroom.
The world according to Ben Stein
Award-winning actor, financial expert, professor and author Ben Stein appeared recently at the Commonwealth Club of California to discuss some of the economic and moral problems he says are facing the world today.
St. Paul mayor works 'second shift'
After-school programming in St. Paul is one of first-term Mayor Chris Coleman's most visible policy initiatives. While kids are occupied during the school day, Coleman thinks they need a place to go to after school. The mayor says it's up to cities to work what he calls the "second shift."