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A watershed ruling for fast food workers? — Jobs

A watershed ruling for fast food workers?

NOW With Alex Wagner

Heather McGhee, President of Demos, joins to discuss the magnitude of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that could lead to better wages for fast-food employees.

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President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 12, 2013. — Rachel Maddow

Do members of Congress make 'a lot of money'?

Protesters gather outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, Cali. on Dec. 5, 2013.

Gov't didn't fail the poor. Here's what did.

Capitol Hill Rally In Support Of Head Start Urges Congress To End Sequester — PoliticsNation

Here's one thing that could end poverty

Senate Democrats push for help to unemployed — Rachel Maddow

Senate Democrats push for help to unemployed

The fight for unemployment benefits — All In

The fight for unemployment benefits

The GOP's 'poverty agenda' — All In

The GOP's 'poverty agenda'

Is it Communism if conservatives support it? — All In

Is it Communism if conservatives support it?

Money for being a US citizen? — All In

Money for being a US citizen?

Victoria Morris, 28, panhandles in Portland, Maine, where the temperature at dusk was 7 degrees Fahrenheit, Jan. 3, 2014. — All In

Tragic choice she must make

People attend a job training and resource fair at Coney Island in New York December 11, 2013.

These people are not 'lazy'

Battle lines drawn ahead of benefits vote — All In

Battle lines drawn ahead of benefits vote

GOP rails against unemployment insurance — All In

GOP rails against unemployment insurance

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Md., March 14, 2013. — PoliticsNation

GOP declares war on the 'war on poverty'

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves the briefing room of the White House in Washington on Oct. 16, 2013.

Obama prepares to hit reset

Homeless Korean War veteran Thomas Moore, 79, adjusts his hat while wrapped in a blanket on a sidewalk in Boston, Nov. 20, 2013. — Melissa Harris-Perry

Mayor declares end to vet homelessness

Targeting the GOP on unemployment insurance — All In

Targeting the GOP on unemployment insurance

The Obamacare wars press on — All In

The Obamacare wars press on

A man rides his bike past empty housing lots on September 5, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan.

The perils of low productivity

'Poor Blog' — All In

'Poor Blog'

The Obamacare turnaround — All In

The Obamacare turnaround

Former President Bill Clinton, left, speaks before he administers the oath of office to Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, Jan 1, 2014. — Hardball

Clintons using de Blasio to woo progressives?

Students walk the halls of Normandy High School, where hundreds of students transferred over the summer. — Melissa Harris-Perry

'Dismantling' public education

All In All-Star Show: Obamacare wars — All In

All In All-Star Show: Obamacare wars

Camden Battles Crime And Poverty In Effort To Re-Vitalize Community

Poll: The biggest inequality misunderstanding

A cashier counts out money at Macy's Herald Square on Thanksgiving Day in New York, Nov. 28, 2013.

What the economy needs in 2014

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Protesters rally outside of a Wendy's in support of raising fast food wages from $7.25 per hour to $15.00 per hour on Dec. 5, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. — Hardball

Obama: '2014 needs to be a year of action'

GOP gets ‘down the block’ tough — All In

GOP gets ‘down the block’ tough

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