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A close-up view of a Catholic bishop's hands on January 23, 2013.
Sexual Health

Catholic Bishops sued over women's care

By Irin Carmon
12/02/13 05:30PM

In what is believed to be the first lawsuit of its kind, the ACLU is suing the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and a Catholic hospital in Michigan for negligence in treating a woman with dangerous pregnancy complications. read more

Race

'Scottsboro Boys' pardon is 82 years too late

By Melissa Harris-Perry
11/25/13 09:30AM

A posthumous pardon for a false rape charge in 1931 doesn't help the "Scottsboro Boys," writes host Melissa Harris-Perry in her weekly Footnote: "82 years later, with every man long dead, it is hard to see the justice in this moment." read more

A new face for Captain America
Race, Immigration

A new face for Captain America

12/01/13 01:31PM

Vishavjit Singh, the self-described “Sikh Captain America,” joins to discuss what makes a “real” American and why some groups are seen as the "other." watch

Rethinking the American family
Race, Women

Rethinking the American family

12/01/13 01:27PM

Jelani Cobb joins to discuss the myth of the American family versus the actual reality and the changes in the lives of American women and African Americans. watch

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