The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

This weekend sees the pinnacle of pro baseball as the World Series heads to New York. But in smaller cities and towns, minor league players are being left out in the cold. Now former players are suing MLB for not paying minor league players minimum wage.

As China's notorious one-child policy comes to an end, we're asking how it persisted for as long and how it has changed the face of Chinese society for generations to come. China is hoping a new two-child policy will help manage an aging population.

We got our own lesson in the ferocity of feedback this week as many people got knotted-up over Japanese Knotweed. Round two on the subject of Invasive Species as we sort through your email and posts. Plus a look at how Canada Post should move forward.

When journalist Jon Palfreman began investigating research into Parkinson's disease, he had no idea it would take over his life. The more he learns about Parkinson's, the more he understands the shape of his own future.

The video that shows a Black teenager thrown across her classroom by a police officer points to uncomfortable truths about how many schools see disciplinary problems as criminal behaviour. Data shows the system is creating a school-to-prison pipeline.

As Vladimir Putin attempts to call checkmate on the West over Syria, former chess Grandmaster-turned-politician has released a new book critical of how Putin plays the game. We speak with Garry Kasparov on the perils of Russia's opposition politics.

Gut Check. It may not be what you eat but what bacteria you produce in your gut that is preventing you from shedding some pounds. Ongoing research into our microbiome suggests that the real answer to ideal weight is growing in our guts.

Four-and-a-half years into Syria's civil war, the brutal dictator we thought would have been deposed by now is not only hanging on - he's emboldened. And Russia's campaign to keep Assad in power is finding currency as the fight against ISIS seems stalled.

Allegations against Quebec police describe officers driving Indigenous women out of town to walk back without shoes in the freezing cold. An investigation into allegations of similar treatment in B.C. is adding to the urgency for a national inquiry.

When Phyllis Frye was in her 20s, a decision to come out as transgender cost her ... her family and her profession. Phyllis Frye joins us to share her journey from being a trans law student in the 70s, to becoming the first openly transgender U.S. judge.

A federal case in Canada is looking over the right of Corrections Canada to ban pornography in prison. Prisoners and legal experts are challenging the ban saying it's a basic human right and research shows access to pornography curbs sexual violence.

Stephen Harper set the narrative on election night, ostensibly rejected for his controlling nature The defeat of the ruling Conservatives was about Harper's personality, not about policy. As Conservatives consider a way forward, is that good enough?

Media in the digital era gave us the ability to get information long before the presses print and from places we never could. But some worry how this effects the future of serious journalism. John Stackhouse shares his thoughts on "Mass Disruption".

If Proteus Digital Health has it's way every pill you swallow will add to a library of information about your health - which drugs you take, when and why. It's touted as a boom for health care but critics worry it benefits the industry more than patients.

A Muslim man in India was killed on suspicion of eating beef. His case is part of a trend of violence, and some say, intolerance against India's minorities. What's causing even more outrage is a sense the government is doing little to step in.