Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Legislature approaches the finish line
The Minnesota Legislature has until Monday to take care of its business and adjourn. Where do things stand at the Capitol as the session enters its final days?11:06 a.m.GuestsLaura McCallum: Minnesota Public Radio Capitol Bureau chief.Tom Scheck: Minnesota Public Radio Capitol reporter.More from MPRMinnesota Supreme Court upholds tobacco fee (05/16/2006)Time running out for Vikings stadium hopes (05/16/2006)Will stadium issue haunt lawmakers in November? (05/15/2006)Stadium bills still face tough road at Capitol (05/10/2006)
Race and the hurricane
In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, President Bush acknowledged that the disaster laid bare the persistent racial inequalities in America, but Bush strongly rejected the idea that the federal government's response to Katrina was somehow racist. Social critic Michael Eric Dyson was not convinced.12:06 p.m.GuestsMichael Eric Dyson: Professor of humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, in the keynote address of The Blake School's annual Diversity Symposium on May 3 in Minneapolis. Dyson's latest book is "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster."More from MPRThe journalistic response to Hurricane Katrina (04/24/2006)Carleton College devotes a day to Katrina (03/31/2006)Healing a grieving nation (09/19/2005)Katrina puts spotlight on poverty (09/19/2005)Listeners to react to the debate over 'refugee' (09/12/2005)Dyson's critique of Bill Cosby (08/16/2005)Cosby defends his remarks (08/15/2005)Resources
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