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

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

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

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was plenty furious after this week's release of a new Defense Department report on sexual assault in the military. He must lead the change that is desperately needed. Read More

Even after a prison sentence is served, the structural and cultural barriers to prosperity can exact a new debt on released convicts who have paid their debt to society—and keep them below the poverty line. Read More

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joins Saturday's "Melissa Harris-Perry"; the topics range from teen sexuality to voter suppression to military sexual assault. Tune in at 10am ET on MSNBC! Read More

A federal judge heaps fresh scorn on the Obama administration for trying to restrict teen access to the morning-after pill, orders a policy change by Monday. 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 Mississippi State Supreme Court issued a stay just hours before a man was scheduled to be executed for a 1992 double murder. Read More

Jindal will likely appeal the ruling, saying in a statement following the Louisiana Supreme Court's decision that, while he was "disappointed," he was also "committed to making sure this program continues." Read More

Cuban journalists, dissident and within the country alike, may be the key to social and structural change in Cuba. Hence, they deserve more attention, writes "MHP" guest Sujatha Fernandes. Read More

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova discussed NBA veteran Jason Collins' revelation that he is gay and whether or not "coming out" still matters on Sunday's "Melissa Harris-Perry." Read More

The ACLU conducted a year-long investigation into the practice, described by officers as taking homeless people "for a ride." Read More

Bryonn Bain may have a law degree from Harvard, but instead of fighting mass incarceration and racial profiling through lawsuits, he's doing it through art. 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

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova will join Sunday's edition of "Melissa Harris-Perry" to discuss NBA player Jason Collins' revelation that he is gay. Also on the agenda: public shaming, rape culture on campus, Detroit's homeless, and the War on Drugs -- all at 10 a.m. EST on MSNBC! Read More