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Social Issues

How women won the right to vote

A speech on the women's suffrage movement from University of Minnesota historian Sara Evans.

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Minnesota's child care costs among highest in the nation

Minnesota's child care costs among highest in the nation

A new national survey by an advocacy group lists Minnesota as one of the most expensive states in terms of child care. Child care costs are rising nationwide, becoming a family expense that's more and more difficult to meet.
by Art Hughes

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Big money already flowing into gay marriage fight

Big money already flowing into gay marriage fight

The group leading an effort to define marriage as a heterosexual institution in Minnesota raised $220,000 last year - more than half of it from just two donors who opened their wallets to the cause.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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The funeral of Coretta Scott King

The funeral of Coretta Scott King

An estimated 10,000 people, including four U.S. presidents and 14 senators, were expected to attend the noon funeral for Coretta Scott King, who died last week at 78. King has been called "the first lady of the civil rights movement."

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Trial for alleged cop killers to go back in time

The murder trial in the killing of St. Paul police officer James Sackett gets underway Monday. In 1970, Sackett was lured to a house by a fake 911 call, and then shot by a sniper.

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Coretta Scott King's legacy

Midmorning discusses the contributions of one of the most important figures of the civil rights movement and examines the struggle she leaves behind.

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Remembering Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King, who turned a life shattered by her husband's assassination into one devoted to enshrining his legacy of human rights and equality, has died at the age of 78.

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The power and politics of language

The language we choose has the power to shape perceptions of reality. Midmorning looks at how we use language, and why we fight over it.

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