The nationwide wave of fast food strikes appears to be gradually coalescing into a national push for a higher minimum wage. Read More

The long-time senator from Maine engaged in Congress' fight outside the institution because she didn't think there was a way to alter the political equation from the inside, she said on Tuesday during a web-exclusive greenroom interview. Read More

In the opinion pages: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron writes in The Wall Street Journal about the importance of international trade to promote global economic growth. Read More

More solutions to poverty need to come from those who have lived it, says Tianna Gaines-Turner, an "MHP" guest who was formerly homeless. Read More

America needs a two-pronged approach to poverty: Improve Americans’ skills through better elementary and secondary schools, and encourage firms to hire. It’s unfortunate that we’re doing a terrible job on both fronts. Read More

On Sunday, host Melissa Harris-Perry will dedicate both hours of her program to the assertion that poverty in America can be solved. See the angles she'll look at, and join us at 10am ET on MSNBC. Read More

Mothers sacrifice themselves for their children to ensure they have the best chance. But despite their sacrifices, mothers who are raising 20% of the U.S. children living in poverty are ignored. Their needs are judged, and their voices, silenced. 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

Something as simple as a new pair of boots can make it possible to get a better job. A Chicago non-profit is using crowd-funding to fight poverty one person at a time. Read More

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Even though studies show that businesses do better with women at the helm, the tech industry still looks like a boys' club. And that's "downright pitiful," writes Farai Chideya, co-author of the upcoming book, "Innovating Women." Read More

Detroit—a city under emergency management in a state that has recently adopted harsh right-to-work laws—on Friday joined the wave of cities across the nation to see fast food workers on strike for the right to form a union and receive a higher base pay. Read More

A woman was pulled from the rubble of a Bangladesh garment factory on Friday, more than two weeks after it collapsed. Read More

Rescuers pulled a woman on Friday from the rubble of a Bangladesh garment factory 17 days after it collapsed, astonishing workmen who had been searching for bodies of victims of a disaster that has killed more than 1,000 people. Read More

President Barack Obama is taking it to the American people again, this time talking about job creation. But with Wall Street doing fine, is there any urgency in Washington to press for more jobs? Read More

The president announced two executive actions to help spur innovation in the tech sector in his Texas trip, the first in a series the White House has dubbed “Middle Class Jobs &; Opportunity Tours.” Read More

"The Mission Continues," a non-profit organization that helps post-9/11 veterans transition to civilian life, guarantees our heroes can continue their meaningful work at home. Read More

Democratic Senate candidate Ed Markey tries to get hip by talking about this strange thing called "the internet." Read More

Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, on Thursday railed against a bill proposed by Republicans to prioritize debt payments. Read More

The nationwide wave of fast food strikes is "potentially the largest organizing drive in decades." Read More