Social Issues

'Uniquely lawless': Security firm drops 8chan website following El Paso shooting
"At some level firing 8chan as a customer is easy," Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said. Before the Texas shooting, the suspect is believed to have posted a white nationalist, anti-Hispanic screed.
In Seattle, a move across town could be a path out of poverty
Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.
Minnesota nonprofit studies attitudes in Muslim community over census
A Minnesota nonprofit organization is gathering input from the Muslim community about the 2020 U.S. Census amid discussions over whether to require people to answer a question about citizenship.
County, school failed in sex assault responses, Human Rights Department says
Stressing the need to protect children from sexual assault and hold adults in power accountable, the agency went public Thursday with legal actions it took against Ramsey County and a west metro high school.
An MPR News report explores what happened at a Burnsville middle school after the principal was caught on video repeating a racial slur. Angela Davis spoke with two experts about racist incidents at schools, the structural racism that underlies them, and the way it affects student learning.