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'It's a human rights issue': The year of Minnesota strikes and union organizing
Minnesota nurses just avoided what would have been a second strike this year. Railway workers this fall came close to striking. And, earlier this year, Minnesota teachers walked off the job. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a labor journalist and a labor historian about why more workers are pushing for raises and workplace changes through a union.  
 Indigenous Bowl provides showcase for promising Native athletes
The fifth annual game is part of an effort to highlight athletic talent from schools that might otherwise escape the notice of college recruiters.
New Twin Cities home helps women heal after domestic violence
A new home for survivors of domestic violence recently opened in the Twin Cities. The Phumulani healing home provides culturally specific and individualized services to women, especially those of African descent, looking for a place to start over. 
Annie Duke on how to get better at quitting
On this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas: Why success means quitting more often. Annie Duke writes that we often stay at a job that makes us unhappy or hang onto a relationship that’s going nowhere because we associate quitting with failure. That’s wrong!
The early days of December have brought the coldest temperatures of the season so far, with more than 40 Minnesota counties reporting subzero temperatures this week. MPR News guest host John Wanamaker talked about the cold and next week’s weather outlook with retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley.
What hot drinks get you through cold Minnesota winters?
‘Tis the season for hand-warming, local-economy-building cups of cold-weather joy. We know there's more to the season than pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas, so we tapped small businesses and friends to tell us about their favorite hot drinks.