It’s not that women aren’t capable, the billionaire investor said in April at a University of Virginia panel discussion in front of students, “they are very capable,” but babies are a “killer” to a trader’s focus. Read More

Missing from the streets of New York City this week: A sea of men in uniform. The city's famed Fleet Week, scheduled to run May 23-30 this year, was canceled due to sequestration. Read More

First lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also made the Forbes list, which is comprised of 100 women from around the world. Read More

The amount of money CEOs make has never been higher. The Associated Press did an analysis of data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.

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This past Sunday while in Atlanta speaking at the Morehouse College commencement, President Obama used one of his powers that is not diminished by the controversies swirling around the White House: the power of the bully pulpit. Read More

You’ve likely heard a lot about the one percent—in the first year of the recovery, they captured 93% of the income gains—but the story of America’s corporations is even more troubling. Read More

While teachers are often lauded in the aftermath of a national tragedy, most of the year they suffer through a combination of budget cuts, mass layoffs, school closures, and similarly harsh measures. Read More

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

A new group of low-wage workers is demanding a raise from their employers' client: Us. The Washington, D.C., strike demands that President Obama sign legislation or an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay higher wages. Read More

MSNBC national reporter Trymaine Lee joined "MHP" on Saturday to discuss his devastating new report on guns, race, and politics in Louisiana. Read More

Tulane professor--and MSNBC host--Melissa Harris-Perry had some advice for the class of 2013 in her Sunday Footnote. Read More

On Sunday's Up with Steve Kornacki, the panel discussed the potential political, economic, and human consequences of the Bangladesh factory collapse. Read More

The class of 2013 gets recognized in #nerdland, as do fast food strikers -- and Angelina Jolie's big decision highlights a discussion about the politics of breast cancer on Sunday's "MHP." Read More

Labor is brandishing research that says the scarcity of workers is a myth while the tech industry is pointing to other studies that say the shortage is very real and is a threat to U.S. competitiveness. Read More

An "MHP" guest writes that while poverty creates great challenges for families, providing them them the resources to become upwardly mobile is key. Read More

With their latest marching orders, House Republicans could make the 113th Congress even less productive than the 112th, quite an achievement. Read More

On Capitol Hill, Congress looks for answers in the IRS controversy, as outgoing acting IRS Chief Steve Miller testifies. Read More

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is looking into a new report alleging that as many as 84% of New York fast food workers experience wage theft. Read More

A newly released report by the Congressional Budget Office shows U.S. deficit shrinking faster than projected. Will it change the conversation in Washington? Read More