Social Issues

Counter Stories: How are we doing?
The Counter Stories team asks: Have the conversations on the podcast been open and candid enough?
Sweden's immigrant influx unleashes a backlash
Across Europe, far-right anti-immigrant parties are gaining political power. The change has been especially dramatic in Sweden, which for decades has been known for its openness and tolerance.
Counter Stories: The forgotten community
Native Americans are the original Americans, yet their mistreatment and suffering is largely absent from the nation's conversation on race.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a request to consider an appeal from South Dakota at an expedited pace. The court also combined the arguments with cases from Arkansas and Missouri.
Theater tackles violence in football
Players, team owners and football fans are being forced come to grips with the idea that the sport they love may be extracting a much higher price than anyone knew.