Social Issues

March 16, 2017 10:17 AM

How planned giving actually helps you save

It seems strange, but learning how to let go of money can also help you save it.

by Chris Farrell, Tiffany Hanssen and Elizabeth Shockman

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March 15, 2017 7:19 AM

Minority advocacy groups feel left out of national efforts, funding

Despite the support of local donors, some small, minority-led immigrant rights groups express frustration at not being included in the latest national organizing campaigns.

by Akinyi Ochieng

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March 14, 2017 12:00 AM

Listen: Canada's private refugee sponsorship program

Private citizens are volunteering time and money to help settle Syrian refugees.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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March 10, 2017 6:00 AM

Minn. houses of worship prepare to offer sanctuary to some facing deportation

As President Trump vows to crack down on undocumented immigration and step up deportations, some Minnesota religious leaders are preparing to offer immigrants shelter.

by Jon Collins

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March 8, 2017 6:40 AM

Why a 106-year-old event is still relevant in 2017

International Women's Day has taken on a life of its own. Here's how it's celebrated around the world.

by Malaka Gharib

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March 8, 2017 6:32 AM

Female workers asked to join in 'A Day Without a Woman' protests

To show the economic importance of women, organizers are encouraging them to take the day off from paid and unpaid labor and not to shop -- except at women and minority owned and small businesses.

by Doreen McCallister and Eric Westervelt

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March 7, 2017 9:00 AM

From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

For 10 weeks, about 200 members of the American Indian Movement and Oglala Lakota tribe members occupied the site of an 1890 massacre of Lakota at the hands of the U.S. Army.

by MPR News Staff

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March 7, 2017 6:28 AM

Supreme Court allows prying into jury deliberations if racism perceived

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that trial courts may look into jury deliberations if there is clear evidence of racial bias. Deliberations are normally off-limits after a verdict.

by Nina Totenberg

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March 7, 2017 12:00 AM

Op Ed: Travel ban is necessary for safety

Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies said the travel bans aren't about politics. They're about proper vetting.

by Kerri Miller and Tiffany Hanssen

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March 7, 2017 12:00 AM

New travel ban raises old questions

How an immigration attorney views the new executive order on travel from President Donald Trump.

by Tom Weber

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