Social Issues

Navajo presidential race shaken by language gap
Navajo law mandates the Navajo Nation president must speak the native language to hold office. For candidate Chris Deschene, that's a bit of a challenge.
Groups press U to take on NFL, ban DC team's mascot from stadium
The National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media contends the Vikings are violating their contract with the University of 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.
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.
Task force members met for the first time Monday and are charged with making recommendations to the 2015 legislative session.
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.
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.
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.
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?