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Social Issues

U of M offers new certification program for adoption professionals

U of M offers new certification program for adoption professionals

The University of Minnesota's Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and the Department of Human Services today announced a new certification program to train social workers and mental health experts who work with adoptive families.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Alabama immigration battle recalls past civil rights turbulence

Alabama immigration battle recalls past civil rights turbulence

The first immigration case likely to be sorted out by the U.S. Supreme Court comes from Alabama, where the nation's strictest immigration law has resurrected ugly images from Alabama's days as the nation's battleground for civil rights a half-century ago.

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Midmorning LIVE CHAT: All the single ladies

Kerri Miller interviews Kate Bolick about her Atlantic article "All the Single Ladies," in which she argues that the marriage market has been upended as women's economic power has grown during a time of male joblessness and what she calls "a decline in men's life prospects."

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St. Cloud schools agree on steps to prevent Somali harassment

The school district has denied it committed any civil rights violations, but agreed to take steps to ensure students are not subjected to a hostile environment.

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More 'single ladies' staying single

More 'single ladies' staying single

Kate Bolick's Atlantic cover story "All the Single Ladies," about the growing number of proud, never-married women, has gotten a lot of attention since its publication earlier this month. We talk to the author about her decision to stay single. We also talk to a skeptic of the "marriage market" theories.

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State plots new affordable housing programs, despite cuts

The state's housing finance agency is planning new programs to help underwater homeowners and neighborhoods recover from the housing crisis.
by Jessica Mador

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Married gay and lesbian service members sue government

The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court asks the U.S. military to recognize their marriages.

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Debate: Do men still dominate society?

Debate: Do men still dominate society?

Midday presents an Intelligence Squared debate on the whether our society is no longer male dominated. Two teams debate the proposition "men are finished."

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