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'Infidel' uses the supernatural to explore racism's real life horrors

'Infidel' uses the supernatural to explore racism's real life horrors

The new comic series from creators Pornsak Pichetshote and Aaron Campbell follows a young Muslim-American woman living in an apartment building haunted by evil entities that feed on racist hate.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Counter Stories: Trump's proposed immigration rule and the Kavanaugh hearings

Counter Stories: Trump's proposed immigration rule and the Kavanaugh hearings

How is the Trump administration's proposed new immigration rule affecting immigrants in Minnesota? And what do last week's Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh mean for women and people of color in America?
by Julie Siple and Jonathan Blakley

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Federal judge blocks Trump from removing immigrants from 4 countries

Federal judge blocks Trump from removing immigrants from 4 countries

The administration's effort to eliminate protections for more than 300,000 immigrants from four impoverished countries is halted for now.

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Poll: More believe Ford than Kavanaugh, a cultural shift from 1991

Poll: More believe Ford than Kavanaugh, a cultural shift from 1991

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds more believe Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault while they were in high school, after both made their cases last week.

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DHS watchdog: Trump administration wasn't ready for family separation

DHS watchdog: Trump administration wasn't ready for family separation

The Department of Homeland Security was unprepared to implement the Trump administration's family separation policy, according to a new report by the agency's internal watchdog.
by Joel Rose

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Minn. Recovery Corps ramping up efforts to help those struggling with addiction

A state AmeriCorps program started just a year ago to support people in recovery from drugs and alcohol has big ambitions, aiming to deploy more than a thousand members across the state in the coming decades.
by Jon Collins

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Third person dies at Minneapolis homeless encampment

Third person dies at Minneapolis homeless encampment

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Pamela Rivera, 51, died early Sunday morning. A member of a street outreach group said Rivera was found unconscious in her tent.
by MPR News Staff

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How women can be better allies to each other?

In the #MeToo era people like to remind each other to believe women. But do women do a good job of believing each other? How can women support each other and be better allies across racial lines?
by Kerri Miller

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