It's costing Americans nearly $1.2 million per year, and the U.S. does business with other nations with human-rights violations. So why is the Cuba embargo still in place? Read More

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry asked for your experiences raising children with help from family, friends and the community. Here are some of the stories you shared. Read More

Virginia is the latest to adopt one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. On Friday, the state board of health voted to approve new regulations that would mandate abortion clinics to comply with hospital-style building codes -- requiring costly construction. Read More

The Virginia Board of Health voted Friday for new abortion clinic regulations, a move that could force clinics in the state to either undergo costly renovations or shut down. Read More

Paul Ryan urged anti-abortion activists to reach out to people who support reproductive choice--while continuing to work to outlaw abortion. Read More

Vital Voices board member and former Hillary campaign co-chair Jill Iscol joined Andrea Mitchell Reports on Friday to discuss her book, “Hearts on Fire.” Newly out in paperback, the book takes readers through the inspiring journeys of influential social activists. Read More

Why does the president seem to be giving up so much ground after winning re-election on refusing to sacrifice Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security to the Tea Party deficit hawks? Read More

President Obama's proposed tariff on cigarettes could save a million lives—and billions in health care costs—while enriching early childhood education. Read More

Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief David Corn said the most incriminating moments on tape were McConnell failing to stop his campaign from making below-the-belt attacks. Read More

Dr. John Noseworthy, President and CEO of the Mayo Clinic, joined Morning Joe on April 9 to discuss ways to improve the health care outcomes and control costs. Read More

In lieu of payment, the ice cream chain will accept donations for local charities around the U.S. Tuesday. Read More

What I thought was an uncontroversial comment in an MSNBC "Lean Forward" ad--on my desire for Americans to see children as everyone's responsibility--has created a bit of a tempest in the right's teapot. Allow me to double down--and tell me your own stories. Read More

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranked the worst cities for allergy sufferers - and the southeast dominates. Read More

Mainstream pro-life activists have a word for the new state laws that ban abortion after six to 12 weeks' gestation. That word is foolhardy. Read More

Don't beat yourself up the next time you give in to the urge to eat a bag of potato chips or cookies. The processed food industry has spent decades and billions of dollars coming up with the perfect combination of sugar, salt and fat to get you hooked and keep you coming back for more. Read More

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning of a stroke. The country's first woman prime minister created a lasting legacy in conservatism - one that celebrates busting unions, privatization, and deregulation. Read More

The All In with Chris Hayes team puts out a daily call to the Twitter and Facebook communities for the “awesomest things” they encountered on the Internet. Read More

"All of us campaigned through the last election about preserving and strengthening social security and Medicare. It's frustrating to the base," said Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva Sunday. Read More

The Washington Post reports that cancer clinics across the country are turning away medicare patients as a result of the across-the-board sequester cuts to the budget. The issue revolves around chemotherapy drugs that have to be administered by doctors. Read More

A federal judge orders the FDA to remove age restrictions on emergency contraception, criticizing the administration for "depriving women of their right to obtain contraceptives without unjustified and burdensome restrictions." Read More