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Immigration reform advocates pray before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in the Senate Hart Building on May 9.

Will Obama ‘scandals’ help or hurt immigration reform?

NBC Latino contributor Raul Reyes suggested Saturday that Republicans attacking Obama about Benghazi, the AP, and the IRS, gives them political cover to work with the president on immigration. Read More

Congratulations, Class of 2013! Professor Harris-Perry has some advice for you.

My advice to graduates: Be ignorant, make mistakes

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

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Conversation about breast cancer shifts to genes

Angelina Jolie's op-ed in the New York Times, in which she talked about her double mastectomy, raised awareness about breast cancer and the gene, BRCA1, that puts women at high risk of developing the disease. Read More

Actress and activist Angelina Jolie made big news with her recent announcement that she underwent a double mastectomy to lessen her risk of breast cancer.

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 19 ‘MHP’

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

What is a "scandal," really? Join actress Kerry Washington (really, she's a fan of the show) and others on Saturday at 10am ET for "MHP"!

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 18 ‘MHP’

What is a "scandal," really? Good question in light of the week President Obama has had. Read the Syllabus for a preview of Saturday's "MHP" discussion on that question and much more! Read More

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 20 percent of American children are impoverished.

Want to break the poverty cycle? Trust families with resources

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

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darin Haas was removed from his position as the manager of Fort Campbell's Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Prevention/Equal Opportunity program Thursday after his arrest in a domestic dispute.

Army sexual assault prevention officer arrested for stalking ex-wife

An Army officer in the Fort Campbell, Kentucky, sexual assault prevention office has been arrested for violating a restraining order that his ex-wife filed against him. Read More

The uptick in military sexual assaults was deemed a "crisis" on Thursday by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Sexual assault epidemic exposes shortfalls in military proposals

Thirteen months after then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta initiated a slew of changes to military rules designed to combat sexual assault in the ranks, a string of high-profile cases show that a culture of sexual violence still infects all branches of the armed forces. Read More

A protest rally against the US military in 2008 (Photo by Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)

Army prevention coordinator accused of ‘abusive sexual contact’

For the second time in two weeks, an officer in charge of assault prevention programs in a branch of the U.S. military has himself been implicated in a sexual assault crime. Read More

Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman speaks at a news conference at a construction site for  new jail facilities in New Orleans in late March.

When their sentence is up, ex-offenders stay in a prison of debt

Debt incurred by prisoners can create a staggering barrier to establishing financial security after being released--and in many cases, can force individuals back into prison for failure to pay. Read More

A woman holding a sign with the lettering 'Lost Job. Single Mom. Please Help' in her hand in Chicago.

Is sexism obscuring the cure to American poverty?

Mothers are the custodians of the world’s poverty, writes James Perry in an op-ed. As such, affording women equal rights, fair salaries, maternal support and the right and easy access to reproductive health care will go a long way stemming poverty. Read More

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Want to know how to solve poverty? ‘Ask me.’

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

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Remembering Huey Long’s radical vision for fixing poverty

If we should be forgetting Governor Jindal, maybe we should be remembering another Louisiana governor, Huey Long. Read More

President Obama and the rest of Washington must let go of the politics of poverty to make a real impact, argues the Manhattan Institute's Diana Furchtgott-Roth.

Solutions to poverty are easy, but will politics get in the way?

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

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 20 percent of American children are impoverished. Sunday's "MHP" will focus exclusively on solving American poverty.

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 12 ‘MHP’

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

Tianna Gaines, mother of three and a guest on Sunday's "Melissa Harris-Perry."

How do we solve poverty? Honor thy mother

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

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Nancy Pelosi blasts GOP ‘obsession’ with Benghazi

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

One of Benevolent's clients displays the work boots he bought with money raised through the site.

It’s not charity– it’s community, says the founder of Benevolent

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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Teens, sex and shame: What damage is being done?

Why does so much legislation come from fear of young women being sexually active? Read More

Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise, founders of the Brooklyn creative collaborative design firm Guts & Glory, are also behind the gun reform campaign "They Don't Work for You." (Photo courtesy of Chapin and Paradise).

Meet two Brooklyn designers fighting for gun reform

Brooklyn designers Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise are using their skills as designers to shame members of Congress standing in the way of gun policy reforms. Read More