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Who says Cleveland needs saving?

By Jamil Smith, Melissa Harris-Perry

LeBron James' return to Cleveland spotlights the city's rebound, and speaks to fellow Northeast Ohio expatriates like "MHP" producer Jamil Smith. Pivoting off the show's July 13 coverage, he writes about Cleveland's "brain drain," the temptation to return home himself to help "fix" things, and the dangers of the savior complex.

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to reporters after the House GOP Conference meeting on Capitol Hill on Jan. 8, 2014.

John Boehner takes a page out of 'Catch-22'

An unidentified woman at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla. on Jan. 22, 2013.

What happens to the long-term unemployed?

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) (R) hold a news conference with unemployed Americans, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 16, 2014. — Rachel Maddow

Boehner rejects 'bipartisan breakthrough'...

Melissa Harris-Perry

Dear Paul Ryan: Urban plight isn't 'cultural'

Attendees wait in line to speak with a prospective employer at a job fair on March 8, 2014. — Rachel Maddow

House Republicans balk at jobless aid

Senate negotiates unemployment insurance bill — Daily Rundown

Senate negotiates unemployment insurance bill

The U.S. Capitol building is seen Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in Washington. — Rachel Maddow

'Bipartisan breakthrough' on jobless aid

Senate breakthrough on unemployment benefits? — NOW

Senate breakthrough on unemployment benefits?

People use computers at a job fair in Detroit, Mich. on March 1, 2014.

The Senate's unemployment breakthrough

A man fills out paperwork before a screening session for seasonal jobs at Coney Island, March 4, 2014, in Brooklyn, NY.

How ending jobless benefits hurts the economy

Curtis Parks stands outside The Corner Store, which he runs, on Hackett St. in Greenwood, S.C. on Sept. 28, 2012.

Washington's silence on the racial wealth gap

Poll: Should Congress extend benefits?

People fill out application forms before a screening session for seasonal jobs at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on March 4, 2014.

Last call for unemployment benefits

People attend a job fair in Detroit, Michigan, Mar. 1, 2014.

GOP tough love isn't inspiring the unemployed

President Obama speaks on raising the minimum wage at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, March 5, 2014.

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Quiz: How in U.S. long-term unemployed?

Reid's uphill battle to help the unemployed — The Ed Show

Reid's uphill battle to help the unemployed

Applicants line up to meet potential employers at the Diversity Job Fair, Dec. 6, 2012, in New York, N.Y. — Rachel Maddow

Dems eye another round on jobless aid

Stan Osnowitz, who lost his state unemployment benefits of $430 a week, poses in his living room in Baltimore, Jan. 10, 2014.

“I’m living on the edge here"

Poll: What do you think causes unemployment?

Poll: What do you think causes unemployment?

Yasmani Santiago, 32, of Dorchester, walks his daughter to the car, Dec. 23, 2013. Santiago is one of the tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents who prepared to lose their unemployment benefits on Dec. 28th.

Too late for a short-term unemployment fix?

Kim Sayers, seen outside her home in Denver, faced losing her unemployment insurance benefits in December, 2013.

More jobless Americans: The new normal?

A job seeker holds employment papers as she attends career fair in West Palm Beach, Nov. 7, 2013. — Rachel Maddow

Nation hasn't forgotten jobs crisis

Battling foot-in-mouth syndrome in politics — msnbc Live

Battling foot-in-mouth syndrome in politics

Senate fails unemployed again — All In

Senate fails unemployed again

Jobless benefits denied again — PoliticsNation

Jobless benefits denied again

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