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What people really make (and spend) behind bars

What people really make (and spend) behind bars

The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars.
by Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project and Lawrence Bartley

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No Excuses: Race and reckoning at a Chicago charter school

No Excuses: Race and reckoning at a Chicago charter school

A new documentary from American Public Media explores how a Chicago charter school that promised low-income students better access to college began to reconsider its hyper-strict, “no excuses” approach.
by MPR News Staff

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Wave of young, diverse Minnesota politicians sees path to power after primary wins

Wave of young, diverse Minnesota politicians sees path to power after primary wins

“Minnesota is being very clear right now that we are ready for young people and people of color to lead the state,” said Zaynab Mohamed, 25, part of a new generation of young, diverse politicians who won their August primaries and are expected to take power in January.
by Sam Stroozas

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Here's one reason why America's racial wealth gap persists across generations

Here's one reason why America's racial wealth gap persists across generations

A new poll finds white adults are more than twice as likely as others to get sizable financial help from parents or grandparents. By contrast, Black adults are more likely to give money to elders.
by Jennifer Ludden

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Bill would give Afghan evacuees in Minnesota a path to citizenship

Bill would give Afghan evacuees in Minnesota a path to citizenship

One year after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Afghan community in Minnesota has faced uncertainty around their ability to stay in the United States long term.
by Nina Moini and Megan Burks

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Ramsey County board approves $1.4 million discrimination suit settlement with jail employees

The jail employees filed a discrimination suit in February 2021. Tuesday, the board approved a lawsuit settlement with the correctional officers for $1.455 million, which covers lost wages, emotional distress and attorneys’ fees.
by Jon Collins

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From the archives: How immigration shapes America

From the archives: How immigration shapes America

We’re teeing up this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas conversation with historian Kelly Lytle Hernandez by throwing it back to 2017. That’s when Kerri Miller hosted a national call-in show called “Indivisible,” and in this episode from the archives, experts Eboo Patel and Tamar Jacoby tackle the question: Is America still a land of immigrants?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Albuquerque killings send fear through Islamic communities

Albuquerque killings send fear through Islamic communities

Authorities on Monday identified the fourth victim in a series of killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the deaths sent ripples of fear through Islamic communities nationwide.
by The Associated Press

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