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Social Issues

Be our guest?

President Bush is pushing for an expanded guest worker program, but he's finding strong opposition from some Republican leaders and even a number of immigrant workers.

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Dave Anderson resigns from BIA

Dave Anderson is resigning as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs after just one year in the job. Anderson earlier removed himself from decisions on tribal recognition and Indian gambling to avoid the appearance of any conflict of interest, because of his past work in the gambling industry.

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Rolling the dice on gambling revenue

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is banking on some sort of casino revenue to help balance the state's budget over the next two years. But the gambling debate straddles many political fault lines and cuts across party loyalties, making it a tricky issue to negotiate.

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The human face of welfare reform

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's recommendation to reduce the number of people eligible for what he calls Minnesota's "welfare health care" programs has returned to the fore debates over welfare and work reminiscent of American politics from a decade ago. New York Times reporter Jason DeParle is out with a new book on America's 1996 welfare overhaul called "American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids and a Nation's Drive to end Welfare." DeParle gave this speech at a recent forum on welfare reform in St. Paul.

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Activist Spike Moss honored for activism

Civil rights activist Harry "Spike" Moss is best known as a frequent critic of poor police treatment of African Americans. He has another side that most people don't see.

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Welfare and the American Dream

Hard work and sustained good luck make the difference as people try to escape welfare. A new book ponders why generations of families depend on government aid.

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Reflections on a dream

Minnesotans celebrated Martin Luther King Junior's life on Monday with marches through cold, city streets and at a morning breakfast. The day was a chance for powerful civic leaders and ordinary citizens alike to reflect on King's legacy.

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Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.

National Public Radio senior correspondent Juan Williams, who won a Pulitizer Prize for his history of the civil rights movement, "Eyes on the Prize," was the featured speaker Monday at the annual Martin Luther King holiday breakfast.

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Remembering the civil rights movement

Two scholars of the writing of Martin Luther King Jr. talk about changes in the civil rights movement and the lessons from historical accounts of the movement's crucial period.

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