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U.S. Naval Base and detention center in Guantanamo, Cuba, 2012. — Middle East, Terrorism

Released detainees fear for their safety

By Meredith Clark

12/05/13 12:45PM

The U.S. sent two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria against their own wishes, a move that their lawyers say places them at serious risk of persecution. read more

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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

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Rosa Parks speaks at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 15, 1969. — Poverty, Voting Rights

GOP proclaims the end of racism

By Meredith Clark

12/01/13 12:45PM

The Republican National Committee has one more thing to be thankful for this year: racism is finally over. read more

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens to testimony from Gen. Keith B. Alexander as he answers questions before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2013. — Terrorism

Top lawmakers warn America 'not safer' today

By Meredith Clark

12/01/13 11:34AM

There is “huge malevolence” against the United States, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, said on CNN’s State of the Union. read more

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A demonstrator holds up a sign during a protest outside Wal-Mart for better wages and working conditions during Black Friday in San Leandro, Calif. on Nov. 29, 2013. — Jobs

Low prices don't have to mean low wages

By Sara Kugler

12/01/13 10:45AM

Some Wal-Mart employees and supporters spent Black Friday protesting working conditions and wages at the nation's largest retailer. read more

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Mocha pecan pie in Concord, N.H on Oct. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) — Culture

#Nerdpie Recipes

By msnbc staff

12/01/13 09:45AM

Our favorite pie recipes, from Nerdland guests Rose Levy Beranbaum, Kelly Choi, and Sunny Anderson. read more

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The 'MHP' Black Feminism Syllabus

By Melissa Harris-Perry

11/30/13 02:15PM

Remember the "black feminism syllabus" host Melissa Harris-Perry alluded to in her November 23 open letter? Here it is, #nerdland. read more

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To the woman who jailed Marissa Alexander

By Melissa Harris-Perry

11/30/13 01:15PM

Host Melissa Harris-Perry's open letter this week is to Florida state attorney Angela Corey, the woman who worked to put Marissa Alexander in jail. read more

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Her rapist may actually go to jail

By Irin Carmon

11/27/13 05:45PM

Austin Smith Clem was convicted of raping Courtney Andrews when she was 14, but didn't get a day in prison. That may change. read more

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'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

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People walk through the Columbia University campus on July 1, 2013.

Off the tenure track, professors face low pay

By Sara Kugler

12/02/13 10:45AM

The decline of tenure-track positions and rise of adjunct jobs on college campuses creates poor conditions for part-time professors and students, and threatens to erode the foundational core of American higher education. read more

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Debunking the broad American mythology

12/01/13 01:38PM

Ray Halbritter, Chloe Angyal, Raul Reyes and Jonathan Scott Hollow discuss the foundational myths perpetuated about America and the realities of inequality. watch

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Going hungry in the land of abundance

12/01/13 01:33PM

The MHP panel discusses what it says about society as a whole when so many are going hungry in America. watch

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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

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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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