Social Issues

Flyover: The politics of white resentment
This week on Flyover, we try to understand how white resentment continues to shape our politics and our communities.
State of Missouri lands at center of racial conflict, again
Scholars and activists say the latest demonstrations in Missouri, aren't just about another police shooting. They reflect unaddressed racial disparities going back generations.
How an air traveler with autism found strength in a stranger's kindness
Russell Lehmann, who has autism, suffered a major meltdown at the airport in June. An airline employee saw him and tried to help. That "meant the world," Russell says, and changed his life.
'What is normal?': Friends discuss poetry and growing up with autism
Lauren Hughes and Alex Junge are friends who both work at Midwest Special Services in the Twin Cities. They recently sat down in the StoryCorps Airstream trailer for a conversation about life with autism.
The executive director of Jewish Social Services of Madison said the graffiti was particularly disturbing because Wednesday was the start of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. The graffiti has since been cleaned off.
Summit aims to boost black infants' chance of survival
In Minnesota more than other states, there's a wide gap between the mortality rates of African-American and white babies.
Young, undocumented and full of dreams: 4 stories
Though they share an uncertain future in common, the paths that brought them to Minnesota are all different.
'Where God is': Caring for disabled brings struggles, joys
Direct support professionals play vital roles helping people with disabilities live as independently as possible. It's not easy work. MPR News spent some time recently with caregivers and clients at one Minnesota group home. Here's what we found.
Silicon Valley's Ellen Pao tackles sex discrimination, workplace diversity in memoir
The tech investor dives into the lawsuit that thrust her into the national spotlight and the workplace conditions that prompted it. She says firms are largely applying "tepid diversity solutions."