Social Issues

December 16, 2015 10:18 AM

How should the media cover mass shootings?

How should the media cover mass shootings and does the press have an obligation weigh social and moral pressures in addition to reporting the facts?

by Madelyn Mahon

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December 15, 2015 6:22 AM

Minn. officials, religious leaders promise unity against Islamophobia

Minnesota faith and political leaders say they stand with the Muslim community in the state.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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December 15, 2015 6:04 AM

Looking at violence in America with a financial lens

Health economist Ted Miller analyzes the financial toll of violence like mass shootings. He says the total cost of firearm injury in America is $235 billion a year.

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December 14, 2015 3:21 PM

What's it like to be Muslim in America?

The number of reported incidents targeting American Muslims is rising, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. What does that mean for people's everyday lives?

by MPR News Staff

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December 14, 2015 12:16 PM

Series on jihadi recruitment for HBO will be set in Minnesota

The New York Times reports Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow, director of "The Hurt Locker," will be the executive producer on the series, titled "The Recruiters."

by Tim Nelson

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December 14, 2015 8:47 AM

AP: Global grocer supply chains tied to slave-peeled shrimp

More than 2,000 trapped fishermen have been freed this year as a result of an ongoing Associated Press investigative series into slavery in the Thai seafood industry.

by The Associated Press

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December 13, 2015 12:45 PM

The Smithsonian wants Latino advertisers to help fill a hole in its collection

The Smithsonian's Museum of American History has a big collection on the history of American advertising. But contributions of Latino ad agencies were mostly missing. The museum's trying to fix that.

by Adrian Florido

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December 13, 2015 11:39 AM

Above the border, new walkway spans the gap between U.S. and Mexico

The new bridge, suspended above the border fence, links the U.S. with the Tijuana International Airport. Designed to ease travel hassles for frequent fliers, the bridge began operations this week.

by Colin Dwyer

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December 13, 2015 11:35 AM

Saudi Arabia elects its first women to municipal council

Few women ran and few women voted during the elections, but many in the country see the victories as a turning point for women's rights.

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December 12, 2015 12:20 PM

Climate activists demonstrate in downtown Minneapolis

Demonstrators say there's increasing awareness locally that climate change has direct repercussions on people in the state.

by Jon Collins

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