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Social Issues

Welfare reform: 20 years later

Two decades ago, Republicans and Democrats in Congress came together to make historic changes to our nation's welfare program. What are the lasting impact of those changes?
by MPR News Staff

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Social network Nextdoor moves to block racial profiling online

Social network Nextdoor moves to block racial profiling online

Social networks let users share without being impeded. But Nextdoor, a platform for neighborhoods, is moving to block posts for the first time when they appear to be racial profiling.
by Aarti Shahani

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Update on Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Update on Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Developers of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a pipeline that would move oil from the Bakken oil field past the southwestern tip of Minnesota to Illinois, have agreed to stop construction near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation until a court hearing next week. Tom Weber talked with Lauren Donovan, a reporter with The Bismarck Tribune, for an update on the controversy and the project.
by MPR News Staff

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Judge denies Iowa landowners' request to halt pipeline work

Iowa landowners sued, saying he Iowa Utilities Board doesn't have legal authority to give for-profit Texas oil company Dakota Access the right to forcefully condemn private farmland.
by Associated Press

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20 years since welfare's overhaul, results are mixed

20 years since welfare's overhaul, results are mixed

Results are mixed 20 years after welfare reform was enacted. The new program did work for millions of families, but many are worse off. And assistance is very different depending on where you live.
by Pam Fessler and Chris Lehman

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Minn. Somalis see Trump as symbol of more hostile America

Minn. Somalis see Trump as symbol of more hostile America

For many Somali-Americans in Minnesota, Donald Trump's fundraising visit to the state on Friday is the culmination of a tough week. They believe Trump's rhetoric on Muslims and immigrants is emboldening hate.
by Laura Yuen

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Should we be having kids in the age of climate change?

Should we be having kids in the age of climate change?

For some climate activists, the personal decision to have a child is also fraught with moral consequences: the negative impact on the environment, and on the quality of life for those children.
by Jennifer Ludden

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Target announces expansion of bathroom options in U.S. stores

Target announces expansion of bathroom options in U.S. stores

The retail giant denies that a backlash to its policy of opening bathrooms to transgender choice has caused a slide in sales.

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