|
MPR Midmorning with Kerri Miller (Hour 1) |
A surprising finding in the latest census data shows that young, single, childless women are out-earning their male counterparts. One expert says that it all comes down to women attaining more education than men. (Broadcast [...]
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's executive order forbidding state agencies from accepting or applying for funds connected to federal health care reform has pleased conservatives and enraged Democrats. Midmorning looks at what the decision means for the state, and at what other states that oppose federal health care reform are doing. (Broadcast [...]
As reports came in of another off-shore oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, this week BP began the process of permanently sealing the leak in its undersea well. Even after 206 million gallons of oil flowed into the Gulf from late April to early August, there were claims that the BP oil had "disappeared" into the sea. But scientists question whether it's really gone. (Broadcast [...]
Over the past few years, pharmaceutical research has become more commercialized and market-driven. For two bioethicists, that raises questions about the quality of the data in drug trials, and the safety of the participants in those trials. (Broadcast [...]
Some experts suggest that anti-incumbent sentiment and the recession have a role in giving the wealthy a political leg up. (Broadcast [...] |
|
