Shanta N. Covington

The average amount of college debt for 70% of the class of 2013 tops $35,200, a new study finds. Read More

The Department of Justice's controversial intrusion into AP reporters' records revealed a forgotten truth: we’re being watched. Host Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel discussed on Saturday just how much of our personal information the government can collect. Read More

Congressional Republicans this week reached new heights of "obsession" over the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said, as GOP leaders fought to stoke controversy over the September attack that left four Americans dead. Read More

Host Melissa Harris-Perry asked her Sunday panel whether it is time to re-focus and rename the War on Drugs. Said one guest: "It hasn't achieved anything. It's achieved catastrophe." Read More

The book examines President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, considered to be one of the greatest pieces of social legislation, through the fears the country faced at the time. Read More

Writer Raquel Cepeda joined "Melissa Harris-Perry" to discuss her new book, "Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina." Read More

The latest comprehensive data from the U.S. Census shows that between 1997 and 2007, companies owned by women grew at almost double the rate of their male counterparts. Read More

Host Melissa Harris Perry spoke with Shola Lynch, the writer and director of "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners," a new documentary about activist Angela Davis. Read More

How much voter ID can legally be required? Several states are testing the limits. Read More

While last Friday marked the end of Hillary Clinton's tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, it also signaled the resurgence of speculation over the next act of her career in government. But as host Melissa Harris-Perry asked, can Clinton get some rest first? Read More

After President Obama devoted a surprising amount of his inaugural speech to the environment, host Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel explored what second-term action on climate change and energy. Read More

What, exactly, is the Obama Doctrine in the drone-war era? Host Melissa Harris-Perry explored the varied definitions with her panel on Saturday. Read More

Why aren't more talented women invited to host, headline and do more in Hollywood? Read More

"It is one thing to reflect evil and reflect a tragedy and another to luxuriate in it," said MSNBC's Ari Melber. Not so, said the rest of the nerdland panel. "When I watch this film I think the challenge is that the violence against black people is what's brutal. That's the brutality," said Michael Skolnik of GlobalGrind.com. Read More

Is Michigan's new "right-to-work" legislation merely union-stripping paid for by special interests? Read More

Nearing the end of his week living on a food-stamp budget, has Newark Mayor Cory Booker done EBT recipients a disservice? Read More

Washington state on Thursday became the first in the nation to allow adults the right to legally use recreational marijuana. But is the proverbial War on Drugs over? Read More