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Social Issues

Moyers takes on censorship

Moyers takes on censorship

Bill Moyers raises the alarm over what he sees as inroads into free speech and ethics in government. He has spent the last several years speaking forcefully against the Bush adminstration and censorship of public broadcasting. A selection of those speeches appears in a new book.

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Minnesota among worst in nation for drinking and driving

Minnesota among worst in nation for drinking and driving

A new national report estimates more than 30 million adults in the U.S. drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year. The study shows the highest rates of drinking and driving are in the upper Midwest.
by Tom Robertson

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Not a sad young literary man

Not a sad young literary man

Keith Gessen is a brave man. He created and edits a caustic literary magazine called "N+1" which has a reputation for its smart and often snarky criticism. Now he's published his own novel and is facing the critics.
by Euan Kerr

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A Minneapolis report card

A Minneapolis report card

Some efforts to make Minneapolis a more livable city are working well; others not so well. That's the gist of a report delivered to the city council's Committee on Health, Energy and the Environment..
by Stephanie Hemphill

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From 35th Street to Wall Street: Anatomy of a foreclosure

From 35th Street to Wall Street: Anatomy of a foreclosure

Tomorrow, a Minneapolis woman is scheduled to lose her home. Faith Burns has been told to be out of her house. The bank says she's fallen behind on her monthly mortgage payments and is foreclosing on her. We traced the path of Faith Burns' mortgage to Wall Street.
by Dan Olson and Sasha Aslanian

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Indiana and North Carolina primary

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been all over North Carolina and Indiana for the past two weeks, touting their credentials and attacking each other's positions in advance of each state's primary. Midmorning will take a look out how the vote could turn out in both states, and examine how well the candidates' claims stand up to fact-checking.

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August Wilson's African-American Century

August Wilson's African-American Century

It's rare to have the opportunity to see the entire body of work by a major American playwright. Even more rare to see it performed by a theater company pivotal to that playwrights development. But Twin Cities theatergoers have just that opportunity.
by Marianne Combs

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Flynn spends last day on the job pushing for minimum wage hike

Flynn spends last day on the job pushing for minimum wage hike

Archbishop Harry Flynn spent his last day as head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis pushing for an increase in the state's minimum wage. Flynn is retiring as of today, which is his 75th birthday.
by Ambar Espinoza

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