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Social Issues

The ethics of pet ownership

The ethics of pet ownership

"Maybe love is not enough," writes Jessica Pierce in "See Spot Run." "Maybe the 470 million-odd animals we call pets also need some moral attention."
by Barbara J. King

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Homeless and alone, she struggles toward graduation

Homeless and alone, she struggles toward graduation

In her last year of high school, Diamond is full of questions about why her life had to be so hard.
by Laura Yuen

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Counter Stories: On voter disenfranchisement

Counter Stories: On voter disenfranchisement

In this conversation, the hosts explored what it means to celebrate cultural holidays like Cinco de Mayo, and discussed the community anger over voter disenfranchisement.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota college system bars team travel to North Carolina

Minnesota college system bars team travel to North Carolina

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system says no teams will participate in tournaments in North Carolina this spring after that state passed a law limiting LGBT protections.
by The Associated Press

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R.T. Rybak named CEO and president of The Minneapolis Foundation

R.T. Rybak named CEO and president of The Minneapolis Foundation

The former mayor of Minneapolis will lead the 100-year-old institution. With his appointment, the foundation hopes to steer more support to help address racial and economic disparities in the city.
by MPR News Staff

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Ringling Bros. circus holds final shows featuring elephants

Ringling Bros. circus holds final shows featuring elephants

In the world of animal rights, one activist compares it to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The original plan called for phasing out elephants' role in the circus by 2018.

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TSA whistleblower details MSP profiling allegation

TSA whistleblower details MSP profiling allegation

Andrew Rhoades said his work to resolve some Muslims' travel problems could be compromised if he couldn't work with certain individuals, as he says his supervisor warned him to do.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Commentary: Don't blame Lil' Kim for her new look

Patience Zalanga, a Minneapolis photographer who has spent a lot of time in recent years documenting the Black Lives Matter and other racial equity movements, said in a commentary for the Guardian that Lil' Kim should not be blamed for her new, whiter look.
by Tom Weber

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CAIR: More than a dozen Muslims discriminated against at work

CAIR: More than a dozen Muslims discriminated against at work

CAIR-MN civil rights director Amarita Singh said Truth Hardware and Doherty Staffing Solutions violated the workers' constitutional rights to reasonable on-the-job accommodations for their religious practices.
by Brandt Williams

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