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Social Issues

When living out of a car, it's hard to feel at home

When living out of a car, it's hard to feel at home

About a decade ago, Kris Kalberer left her job as a retail manager to raise her kids, and care for her elderly mother. For a while, the family did well on her husband's income. Then he lost his job.
by NPR Staff

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Warroad nickname opponents end fight

A group that criticizes racism in sports has dropped an effort to force the Warroad, Minn., school district to change its name and logo after the local American Indian community objected to the change.
by Jon Collins

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Counter Stories: Episode 4

Counter Stories: Episode 4

In this episode, the panel responds to Ta-Nehisi Coates' much discussed Atlantic Monthly essay, "The Case For Reparations." Coates argues the institutions of slavery continued long after slavery was abolished, denying African Americans' rights and preventing them from accumulating wealth.

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Could what's happening in Ferguson happen here?

Could what's happening in Ferguson happen here?

In Minneapolis, some civil rights advocates worry that longstanding tension between police and the African-American community could erupt along similar fault lines.

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National Guard called to Ferguson

National Guard called to Ferguson

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed the executive order sending troops to the town after another night of violence. In a statement, Nixon said the guard's help is needed to "restore peace and order and to protect the citizens of Ferguson." Because of safety issues related to the unrest, all schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District are closed Monday.
by Elise Hu

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Haves, have-nots divided by apartment 'poor doors'

Haves, have-nots divided by apartment 'poor doors'

New York is a city where the rich and relatively poor have long lived side by side, with who pays what often a closely held, widely varying secret. But a recent spate of buildings with separate amenities for the haves and have-nots is hurling that question out in the open, provoking an uncomfortable debate over equality, economics and the tightness of the social fabric.
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