Social Issues

April 3, 2014 6:35 AM

US secretly created 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest

At its peak, the project drew in more than 40,000 Cubans to share news and exchange opinions. But its subscribers were never aware it was created by the U.S. government.

by The Associated Press

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April 2, 2014 6:15 AM

In #CancelColbert, a firestorm and a lost opportunity

The controversy overshadowed a potentially productive discussion about stereotypes in media that might have changed how such jokes are handled, writes NPR TV critic Eric Deggans.

by Eric Deggans

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April 1, 2014 7:26 AM

What 'The Simpsons' says about Ukraine's language divide

Some Ukrainians insist the show is funnier when dubbed in Ukrainian rather than Russian. In the recent crisis in Ukraine, much has been made of the divisions between Russian speakers.

by Gregory Warner

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April 1, 2014 7:22 AM

For Native Americans, losing tribal membership tests identity

For nearly 30 years, Jade Unger's family was embraced by a tribe. Then, in September, everything changed when the tribe said they were enrolled in error.

by David Nogueras

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March 31, 2014 12:30 PM

How to grieve those lost in mudslide or missing airliner?

Pauline Boss has been repeatedly called in to help in the aftermath of disasters where people are missing and feared dead.

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March 31, 2014 9:00 AM

Before Southwest LRT vote, an update

Support from all the communities along the proposed line has proved elusive.

by Curtis Gilbert and Laura Yuen

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March 31, 2014 6:56 AM

The journey from 'colored' to 'minorities' to 'people of color'

The words used to describe race and ethnicity are ever in flux. A favored term one decade becomes passe the next and not nice soon after that. But, the motivation for change remains constant: Respect.

by Kee Malesky

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March 28, 2014 9:00 AM

BBC: What freedom looks like to women around the world

Around the world young women still lack the same opportunities as men, despite most countries legislating against gender discrimination.

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March 27, 2014 7:46 AM

Protest at Gasthof restaurant over Nazi-themed party

All wore a triangle or yellow Star of David, symbols that Germans forced Jews and other targeted groups to wear in occupied countries. "I just really want to represent the people who cannot speak," organizer Margie Newman said.

by Jon Collins

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March 26, 2014 8:20 AM

Franken pushes bill aimed at 'stalking' apps

Sen. Al Franken is going to "try again" to pass an anti-stalking law that focuses specifically on what our mobile devices know about us. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke about the bill with Franken, a DFLer who chairs the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.

by Cathy Wurzer

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