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Social Issues

MN Next: Climate change and Minnesota

MN Next: Climate change and Minnesota

In this installment, host Maddy Mahon speaks with J. Drake Hamilton of "Fresh Energy" and Natalie Cook of the "Will Steger Foundation" about the transformation climate change is bringing to Minnesota's environment, economy, and citizens.

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How millennials are reshaping charity and online giving

How millennials are reshaping charity and online giving

Young donors want to invest in a cause. They aspire to create a legacy and participate in a given cause.
by Elise Hu

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Task force: Child protection system should be revamped

Task force members met for the first time Monday and are charged with making recommendations to the 2015 legislative session.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Yoga, black labs help open doors at school for troubled kids

Yoga, black labs help open doors at school for troubled kids

At River Bend Education Center in Minneapolis, the doors are locked so no one runs away. It's not a place where you'd expect to find anything gentle.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Photos: Troubled kids find a path to self-control

Photos: Troubled kids find a path to self-control

At River Bend Education Center in Minneapolis, school social worker Rebecca Stewart uses yoga and other strategies to help children control their emotions.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Alaska will issue marriage licenses to gay couples

The news came after a federal judge struck down the state's ban on gay marriage, which was the nation's first such ban approved by voters.
by The Associated Press

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Measuring MLK's peace prophecy, 50 years later

Measuring MLK's peace prophecy, 50 years later

Was King naive? Was his full vision simply unobtainable -- do free markets require poor people to function, and will war always assert itself as a defining human habit?
by The Associated Press

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Beyond marriage, other gay-rights challenges loom

Beyond marriage, other gay-rights challenges loom

For many activists, the top priority after marriage is federal legislation that would outlaw a broad range of discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
by The Associated Press

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Counter Stories: Voting in communities of color

Counter Stories: Voting in communities of color

In this episode, the panel focuses on voting behaviors in minority populations. We'll discuss why turnout is traditionally lower, and the impact of voter suppression efforts.

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Suicide in Minnesota: More data will mean more effective prevention efforts

Minnesota has only a spotty understanding of who is committing suicide and why. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jon Roesler, an Epidemiologist Supervisor with the state about the matter.
by Cathy Wurzer

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