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Will minimum wage be a major issue in 2014?

Starting January 1st more than a dozen states will see a boost in their minimum wage. The increases come after the fight to raise it gained steam over 2013. The New York Times’ Michael Shear discusses. Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}

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Will minimum wage be a major issue in 2014?

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Will minimum wage be a major issue in 2014?

Starting January 1st more than a dozen states will see a boost in their minimum wage. The increases come after the fight to raise it gained steam over 2013. The New York Times’ Michael Shear discusses.

NewsNation with Tamron Hall

12/30/13

Duration: 3:20

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America has a childcare crisis

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America has a childcare crisis

President Obama argued that high-quality child care ultimately benefits not just individual families, but the entire nation. MHP’s guests look at various proposals and the challenges providers face.

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/24/15

Duration: 5:33

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The cost of childcare a ‘no-win’ situation?

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The cost of childcare a ‘no-win’ situation?

Melissa Harris-Perry’s guests look at why some parents are now paying more for child care than they are for their mortgage and what can be done about it.

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/24/15

Duration: 6:33

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The politics of 'middle class economics’

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The politics of 'middle class economics’

Melissa Harris-Perry’s guests have a conversation about what the nation’s leading political figures are saying about economic inequality and the shrinking middle class.

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/24/15

Duration: 5:42

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President Obama wants us to talk about class

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President Obama wants us to talk about class

American economic inequality may be more stark and more definitive than ever. And with this economic reality comes a fundamental shift in American politics. MHP’s panelists discuss.

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/24/15

Duration: 11:47

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'A Path Appears'

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'A Path Appears'

Ronan and New York Times’ Nick Kristof travel through Nairobi's Kibera slums with police hunting for the accused rapist of a four-year-old girl. It’s part of Nick’s new documentary "A Path Appears." The identity of that accused rapist will take you aback.

Ronan Farrow Daily

01/22/15

Duration: 6:37

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Living in 60 square feet?

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Living in 60 square feet?

For the homeless, it can be a lifeline. Just ask the residents of Opportunity Village in Eugene, Oregon, one of several "tiny home villages" in the U.S.

msnbc Originals

01/19/15

Duration: 5:53

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Global forum takes on income inequality

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Global forum takes on income inequality

MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee reports from Atlanta on the agenda of the Hope Global Forum, including how big businesses can help undeserved communities.

Up With Steve Kornacki

01/17/15

Duration: 1:46

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Millions continue to struggle with poverty

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Millions continue to struggle with poverty

Despite the recent economic recovery, the poverty rate remains relatively high, with the latest Census showing more than 45 million people living below the poverty line. Trymaine Lee discusses live from Atlanta at the Hope Global Forum.

The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart

01/16/15

Duration: 2:57

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New Orleans tackles veteran homelessness

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New Orleans tackles veteran homelessness

New Orleans is the first city to meet and exceed First Lady Michelle Obama’s challenge to eradicate veteran homelessness. Mayor Mitch Landrieu talks about how the city got it done with Tamron Hall.

NewsNation with Tamron Hall

01/15/15

Duration: 6:13

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President Obama’s fight for fairness

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President Obama’s fight for fairness

Fighting inequality has been a pillar of the Obama Presidency. Today, the vast majority of people are behind it. Now, even the GOP is buying in. Rev. Sharpton talks to Joan Walsh and Jared Bernstein for details.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

01/12/15

Duration: 9:10

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Do the dead on this island deserve better?

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Do the dead on this island deserve better?

New York's Hart Island is the nation's largest pauper's cemetery, and it's notoriously inaccessible to family members of the deceased.

msnbc Originals

01/11/15

Duration: 7:30

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MHP: Michigan bill stigmatizes poor people

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MHP: Michigan bill stigmatizes poor people

Melissa Harris-Perry's open letter goes out to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who signed a bill that establishes a program that allows individuals receiving food benefits to be drug tested.

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/03/15

Duration: 5:04

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20 states to raise minimum wage

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20 states to raise minimum wage

Msnbc’s Aliyah Frumin discusses some good news for employees in 20 states as the minimum wage is set to rise—the first time ever that a majority of states will have a higher minimum wage than the federally required amount.

NOW With Alex Wagner

12/31/14

Duration: 5:06

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Largest US homeless encampment dismantled

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Largest US homeless encampment dismantled

Mother Jones’ Josh Harkinson talks about the dismantling of the country’s largest homeless encampment, known as “The Jungle,” in Northern California, which housed nearly 300 people.

NOW With Alex Wagner

12/30/14

Duration: 5:29

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The faces of the hidden hungry

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The faces of the hidden hungry

New data shows that 1 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islanders are food insecure. Richard Lui reports how poverty has affected this community.

msnbc Live

12/26/14

Duration: 2:29

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Middle, upper-income family gap widest ever

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Middle, upper-income family gap widest ever

Jim Tankersley, Economic Policy Correspondent for The Washington Post, joins Alex Witt to discuss his popular Washington Post series about America’s fading middle class.

Weekends with Alex Witt

12/21/14

Duration: 4:30

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Report exposes brutal farm worker conditions

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Report exposes brutal farm worker conditions

How does produce from Mexico go from the fields to Americans’ plates? A new Los Angeles Times report details the work conditions of hundreds of Mexican farm laborers. Richard Marosi, the author of the report, joins to discuss.

Melissa Harris-Perry

12/14/14

Duration: 7:00

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Does increasing minimum wage impact economy?

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Does increasing minimum wage impact economy?

National Employment Law Project's Tsedeye Gebreselassie Paul Sonn, The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse, and Dorian Warren discuss a ontentious and frequently-cited economic claim about the effects of a minimum wage increase on the broader economy.

12/11/14

Duration: 13:01

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What's next for minimum wage movement?

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What's next for minimum wage movement?

National Employment Law Project's Tsedeye Gebreselassie Paul Sonn, The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse, and Dorian Warren take a look at income and class politics in America.

12/11/14

Duration: 12:37

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