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What our teeth say about class, beauty standards and health care in the U.S.

What our teeth say about class, beauty standards and health care in the U.S.

Who can and cannot access oral health care in our country and why are Americans so obsessed with perfect pearly whites? MPR News host Angela Davis talks to a journalist and two dentists who focus on oral public health and access to dental care.
by Angela Davis, Matthew Alvarez and Samantha Matsumoto

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Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections

Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections

The nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections. It's pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.
by The Associated Press

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Nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike

Nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike

About 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have voted “overwhelmingly” in favor of going on strike, if negotiations don’t resolve differences with management of several health systems in the Twin Cities and Duluth.
by Michelle Wiley and Tim Nelson

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