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Women athletes deserve more respect. Why don't they get it?

Women athletes deserve more respect. Why don't they get it?

The U.S. women's national soccer team has made a dominant showing in the Women's World Cup. Its performance has been celebrated, but also met with varying levels of criticism. MPR News host Kerri Miller wonders, "Why don't women athletes get more respect?"
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Trump country farmers feel the heat as feds intensify immigration crackdown

Trump country farmers feel the heat as feds intensify immigration crackdown

Morrison County is overwhelmingly Trump country. It's also a place where small farmers rely on Hispanic immigrants for labor, and the president's national push to catch unauthorized workers has started to bite. A rise in farm worker arrests has Little Falls on edge.
by Riham Feshir

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Is the Equal Rights Amendment finally on the cusp of passage?

Women across the country continue to lead a fight for equal rights. This hour, we talked about the Equal Rights Amendment. Though the deadline to ratify it passed decades ago, there's a new push for state legislatures to ratify it anyway.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Report: Nike pulls flag sneaker after Kaepernick complaint

Report: Nike pulls flag sneaker after Kaepernick complaint

The shoe's heel has a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle on it, known as the Betsy Ross flag. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal said that Colin Kaepernick told the company he and others found the flag symbol offensive because of its connection to slavery.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota sees a 2 percent decline in abortions in 2018

The overall number of abortions performed in Minnesota declined by 2 percent in 2018, despite an increase in the number of out-of-state women who traveled to Minnesota for the procedure, according to statistics released Monday by the state Department of Health.
by Associated Press

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'How to be an Antiracist'

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'How to be an Antiracist'

Historian Ibram Kendi says we've had racial progress in America, and simultaneously we've had racist progress.

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50 years of LGBTQ pride showcased in protests, parades

50 years of LGBTQ pride showcased in protests, parades

Crowds gathered outside New York's historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday to celebrate five decades of LGBTQ pride, marking the 50th anniversary of the police raid that sparked the modern-day gay rights movement.
by Associated Press

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Supreme Court takes up DACA appeal

Supreme Court takes up DACA appeal

The Obama-era program will get a one-hour hearing before the high court next term. The court said it would consolidate three appeals into one argument.
by Nina Totenberg and Domenico Montanaro

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