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Social Issues

'A Slave No More'

'A Slave No More'

Midmorning looks to history to understand the struggle for civil rights today.

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Twin Cities native finds the connection between her uncle and Andy Warhol

Twin Cities native finds the connection between her uncle and Andy Warhol

Minneapolis native Esther Robinson discovered by chance that her uncle was at the center of one of the most exciting times in American art history. Now she's telling his story in her film, "A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory."
by Euan Kerr

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New media a major factor in the 2008 campaign

New media a major factor in the 2008 campaign

The advent of YouTube and other Internet video sites fueled a new breed of citizen journalists during the 2006 midterm elections, and the trend is expected to grow this year. Already there are signs in Minnesota that the candidates are paying attention.
by Jessica Mador

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Lawmakers propose to crack down on binge drinking

Lawmakers propose to crack down on binge drinking

Recent high-profile tragedies involving alcohol are sparking renewed interest in state legislation to limit cheap drink specials at bars and also change state law to allow colleges to notify parents about alcohol violations.
by Art Hughes

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Can the binge drinking problem be solved?

Can the binge drinking problem be solved?

In the second part of the conversation on excessive alcohol consumption, Kerri Miller and her guests talk about what can be done to curb risky drinking and save lives.

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Red Lake tribe resumes commercial fishing industry

Red Lake tribe resumes commercial fishing industry

Commercial walleye fishing on the Red Lake Indian Reservation is making a comeback after being idle for more than a decade. The industry was shut down in 1995 after the walleye population crashed because of overfishing.
by Tom Robertson

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Drinking to excess?

Drinking to excess?

Health experts, college officials, parents, and college students joined Kerri Miller in the UBS Forum to discuss what binge drinking is, why it occurs so frequently on college campuses, and what might be done to bring it under control.

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Student privacy an issue

A professor at Bemidji State University, talks with MPR's Stephanie Hemphill about her concerns over student drinking, and her frustration with restrictions on notifying parents of at-risk students.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Binge drinking and the family's role

Binge drinking and the family's role

Stories of young people excessively drinking -- be it at a rural bar or a college party -- prompt a lot of people to ask, "Where are the parents?"
by Nanci Olesen

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MPR video: What does it mean to binge drink?

In Minnesota almost 51 percent of people age 18 to 24 in the state's metro areas admitted to binge drinking in a recent survey. Among their rural counterparts that number jumps to 60 percent, according to figures from the 2005 Minnesota Survey of Adult Substance Abuse.

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