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Social Issues

Singing in the shadow of AIDS

In the developed world, much has changed in those 18 years since AIDS was discovered. Large numbers of HIV-positive people are able to keep the disease in check for years using a cocktail of drugs. In the developing world, those treatments are hard to come by. But journalist Jonah Eller-Isaacs discovered that people in sub-Saharan Africa are using an unlikely tool to fight the dread disease -- music.

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How many jobs lost due to smoking ban?

Some opponents of the county's current ban on smoking in restaurants, bars and private clubs say the law is responsible for lost revenues and a loss of more than 2,000 jobs. State unemployment numbers don't necessarily support that claim.

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Music, civil rights and the human condition

A performance by Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of the Grammy Award-winning singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock. Reagon addressed the Westminster Town Hall Forum in October.

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Community seeks answers to binge drinking

A series of tragic events in northwestern Minnesota has refocused attention on underage binge drinking. Excessive alcohol is blamed for the recent deaths of two college students. Everyone agrees there is a problem, but finding a solution is difficult.

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Lappe says democracy is wearing thin

Frances Moore Lappe, the author and activist best known for her 1971 book "Diet for a Small Planet," says Americans have let their democracy grow "thin" in favor of consumerism. She spoke about her vision for a "living democracy" on Friday in Minneapolis.

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Hard choices for small communities

Rural cities and towns want to define their future, but the challenges in creating sustainable economic development can be great. How communities look ahead is at the center of many of today's debates.

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Same-sex marriage debate could boost GOP '06 hopes

If a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage makes it on the ballot next year, it could give a big boost to Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate.

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Bemidji group harnesses public opinion to plan for future

Bemidji, Minn. has grown rapidly over the past few decades. Before its small town feel slips away, some residents are using an innovative new model to create a common vision for the city's future.

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An assessment of the Patriot Act

House and Senate negotiators have a tentative deal to extend the Patriot Act. The new deal would restrict some FBI subpoena powers and require more justification for getting information about citizens. But most of the existing law's provisions would become permanent. An assessment of the Patriot Act from a former member of Congress. 12:30: An MPR report on the history of the "Floyd of Rosedale" football trophy, and how it relates to race relations in Minnesota and Iowa.

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