Social Issues

U.S. hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrants
There's a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Police launch tear gas as Hong Kong protest turns violent
Hong Kong's protest movement took a violent turn on Sunday, as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked by masked assailants who apparently were targeting pro-democracy demonstrators.
Now starring in children's cartoons: authentic indigenous characters
An Alaska Native girl (Molly of Denali), an Andean boy (Pachamama), two half-brothers in Mesoamerica (Victor and Valentino): Three new animated TV shows or films feature Native people without bygone-era baggage.
There's help for the dreaded 'too old to drive' moment
When is someone too old to drive? It depends, but there’s help for people trying to confront that question.
Fact check: Trump goes after Omar at rally
President Trump on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.
Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants 'send her back'
President Trump piled on four freshmen congresswomen of color after tweeting this weekend that they should "go back" to the countries they came from, even though three were born in the United States.
Minnesotans targeted by 'go back' taunts say the sting never leaves
When President Trump tweeted that four congresswomen of color should “go back” to other countries, we asked our readers and listeners if they had ever been told the same.
What has the conflict between Israel and Palestine meant to individuals from each country? MPR News host Kerri Miller asks Palestinian author Yousef Bashir and Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi.
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When President Trump told four congresswomen of color to “go back” to where they came from, he touched a nerve.