Social Issues

China rising
Chinese officials are meeting at the National Congress of the governing Communist Party to lay out their plans for national leadership. Midmorning discusses the impact of their decisions on China's political and economic future.
Vernon Bellecourt, a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, died Saturday at the age of 75 from complications of pneumonia.
How video cameras could bring societal change
In many societies, it's taboo for women to speak out about domestic abuse, rape, and forced marriage. But the Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee's new video project may change that.
St. Cloud talks about race
Some minority residents in St. Cloud say they're being unfairly targeted by local police.
Steroids and the culture of cheating
She spent years denying the use of performance enhancing drugs, but sprinter Marion Jones now says she did cheat, and has returned the gold medals she won in the 2000 Olympics. While testing methods have improved, athletes keep finding ways to beat the system.
A story of tragedy and grace
When accidents happen in the Maine woods, the park wardens there can call on a chaplain uniquely qualified to help with grieving families. That's because the chaplain herself experienced the sudden loss of her Maine state trooper husband.
The chemistry of philanthropy
In a career that has taken her from the fields of rural Georgia to the corporate boardroom, Reatha Clark King has had to overcome the obstacles imposed on her because of her race and gender. She says her background and experience has made her "the ultimate door opener."
Macalester College honors history-making coach
Macalester College in St. Paul is honoring a former football coach that made history. Don Hudson was the nation's first black head football coach at a predominently white college when he led the Macalester team from 1971-1975. The school is marking the milestone this weekend.