Social Issues

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Four decades later, King remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that's not the way he was viewed in the last year of his life.
Lessons from a war-zone coffee shop
Deborah Rodriguez dealt with patrons of all kinds when she ran a hair salon in Afghanistan. She wrote a memoir of that time called "Kabul Beauty School." Now she's turned to fiction with her first novel "A Cup For Friendship," which is also set in that country.
Chipotle exec responds to Minn. immigration audit
When the Chipotle Mexican Grill dismissed hundreds of workers in Minnesota because they failed to produce proper documents allowing them to legally work in the United States, it sparked a backlash from some former employees and labor activists.
Shawn Neudauer, spokesman for U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Twin Cities, responded to questions from MPR reporter Sasha Aslanian about worksite enforcement.
Abortion opponents rally at Minnesota Capitol
Hundreds of people who oppose legal abortion gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol Saturday for the annual "march for life," which commemorates the anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion.