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The Syllabus: What you should know for the May 4 ‘MHP’
After President Obama’s performance in front of the White House press corps on Tuesday, it was clear that he’s already singing the second-term blues. On Saturday’s Melissa Harris-Perry, our host will...
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The Syllabus: What you should know for the May 5 ‘MHP’
At the end of this week, President Obama took a trip to Mexico to discuss ways to secure the border with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto in an effort to push his immigration plan back home. One...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 11 ‘MHP’
This week we saw the end to unthinkable horror when Cleveland women Michelle Knight, Gina DeJesus, and Amanda Berry, and Berry’s six year-old daughter were finally freed from the house in which they...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 12 ‘MHP’
On Sunday, Melissa Harris-Perry will dedicate both hours of the program to the assertion that poverty in America can be solved. We have gathered an expert panel of thought leaders, innovators, and...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 18 ‘MHP’
If the only television you watched this week was the season finale of ABC’s “Scandal” Thursday night, you would know what actual scandal is–even in fictional form. But let’s call it what it is: between...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 19 ‘MHP’
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie is back in the headlines this week, and not in the gossip column. More like the New York Times opinion page and the front cover of TIME. The star announced that she...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 25 ‘MHP’
A full analysis of President Obama’s counter-terrorism speech will lead off Saturday’s ”Melissa Harris-Perry,” including his call for an end to perpetual war. Host Melissa Harris-Perry will break down...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 26 ‘MHP’
Virginia is for lovers… and radical right wing candidates geared up to run in the state’s upcoming elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general! On Sunday’s Melissa Harris-Perry,...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 1 ‘MHP’
Melissa Harris-Perry is talking about icebergs this weekend! No, not the pesky ship-sinking kind–but rather the government constructed monstrosities that don’t seem like they can do much damage, until...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 2 ‘MHP’
One of the biggest parts of a president’s legacy is the judges that he or she appoints to the bench. The selection of an individual to sit on the Supreme Court or any federal bench becomes an indelible...
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How do we get more women into politics?
Female politicians have been making headlines all over town, from Michele Bachmann announcing her retirement from Congress, to Alison Lundgren Grimes debating throwing her hat in the Kentucky Senate...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 8 ‘MHP’
President Obama showed some real swagger this week. First, he nominated three judges to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, the second highest court in the land despite GOP protestation and filibuster...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 9 ‘MHP’
A petition popped up on Change.org this week urging Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy to keep private graphic photos of the bodies of the Sandy Hook victims private. The petitioners, all parents of child...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 15 ‘MHP’
Winning is something President Obama has gotten quite used to over the past five years. Yes, there have been some bumps, fights, and scandals along the way, but for the most part, he has been able to...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 16 ‘MHP’
Before he was a co-host of The Cycle and a guest host of Melissa Harris-Perry, Ari Melber was an attorney. He’ll bring his legal acumen to the table when he guest-hosts MHP on Sunday. NYU law professor...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 22 ‘MHP’
Good versus evil, protagonists, antagonists, superheroes, and nefarious villains–they are all crucial elements of a classic summer blockbuster. And then there’s politics… In the summer blockbuster,...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 23 ‘MHP’
What does it mean to be a black man in America in the year 2013? Does the election of a black president mean all racial barriers and inequalities have disintegrated? OK–no. Of course not. But it gets...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 29 ‘MHP’
The end of June is here, and the Supreme Court has spoken. Many Americans are celebrating major wins, others are left shaking their heads, and some are still digesting all of the news and deciding...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 30 ‘MHP’
President Obama embarked on his first major political trip to Africa this week. On the agenda is a stop in Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania where the president is meeting with leaders to discuss...
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The Syllabus: What you need to know for the July 13 ‘MHP’
The prosecution and defense teams in the George Zimmerman trial made their closing arguments, so it is up to the jury to decide a case that sparked a nationwide debate about guns, race, self-defense,...
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