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Social Issues

Between adolescent and adult

Between adolescent and adult

For well over a decade, the media has been criticizing 20-somethings for not wanting to "grow up" - relying on their parents financially and emotionally for much longer than the age of 18. But the authors of a new book argue that cultural and economic forces have subverted the "traditional" path to adulthood, delaying the onset of adulthood for a generation of young people - and that might not be a bad thing.

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Wis. union head calls on teachers to go to work

The head of Wisconsin's powerful teachers' union is calling on educators to return to classrooms Monday and Tuesday rather than continue being absent to protest, which has shut down several school districts.

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Noted human rights lawyers speaking in Minn. this week

Two lawyers long active on human rights in Haiti are in Minnesota for appearances in St. Paul and Northfield this week.
by Rupa Shenoy

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After racially motivated beating in Brainerd, a community reflects

After racially motivated beating in Brainerd, a community reflects

Nearly two weeks ago, Willy Navy walked out of a Brainerd bar when two men confronted him with racial slurs and then beat him unconscious. Navy is recovering, and some see it as an opportunity to re-examine how people view race in northern Minnesota.
by Tom Robertson

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Q & A with reporter on Madison protests

Q & A with reporter on Madison protests

Jason Stein, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has been covering the ongoing protests in Madison and joined MPR's Tom Crann on All Things Considered.

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Post-Mubarak, Egypt protesters now pushing army

Post-Mubarak, Egypt protesters now pushing army

A week after Hosni Mubarak's fall, the young activists who launched Egypt's uprising are pushing to ensure the final prize, a real democracy.

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World Bank: Food price surge is exacerbating poverty

World Bank: Food price surge is exacerbating poverty

Global food prices have surged to dangerous levels, pushing 44 million more people into extreme poverty since June, according to the World Bank.

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Police: Kansas church group will not protest Fargo play

Police: Kansas church group will not protest Fargo play

Some Fargo high school students trying to create publicity for their school play might be getting more than they bargained for.
by Dan Gunderson

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More from "Say It Loud: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity"

Midday presents more speeches featured in the new book by Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis, "Say it Loud: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity." Speeches in this hour include ones from Shirley Chisholm, James Cone, Colin Powell, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
by Stephen Smith

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