Social Issues

U.N. inquiry into U.S. treatment of Indians is overdue
Americans may think their transgressions are all in the past; not true.
Why is America losing faith in the media?
A recent poll said 75 percent of Americans don't think journalists get the facts right. Why is the number of Americans who trust the media shrinking?
Lift weights, eat carrots, play ping pong to keep driving
Keeping elderly people like Glenda Noble in their cars is one way to address the economic and demographic factors that make it harder for many Minnesotans to get where they want to go.
Is it immoral to have children?
Asking someone when they will have children seems can be a loaded question. What factors into a couple's decision to have children? Should world overpopulation be a consideration?
Immigration from Mexico to U.S. comes to standstill
The number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in decades.
Centro Campesino, the southern Minnesota organization that helps migrant workers, is among a handful of nonprofits across the country that have lost funding from a branch of the U.S. Conference of Bishops because they are at odds with Catholic Church's position on birth control.
Mark Cangemi, 9/11 investigator, adopts immigrant teen's cause
The immigration special agent who ordered the arrest of convicted Sept. 11 hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui has taken up a new cause. Mark Cangemi is trying to help an immigrant teenager stay in the country.
Non-profit serving Twin Cities Latinos to close down
Lack of funding is forcing a non-profit organization that served the Spanish-speaking population in the Twin Cities for three-decades to close its doors.
The Week in Commentary
A summary of this week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.