Should we as a society act like the murderers that we punish?

The post office has come under fire from fiscal hawks for running a $9 billion deficit, and the threats have now reached the point where the service could be closed in a matter of weeks. What can be done to keep it in business?

Across the country, the Republican party is trying to make it harder for the Democrats’ core constituencies to vote.

Democrats who run on clear platforms of standing with workers, defending public education and taxing corporations win elections.

Nancy Pelosi’s additions to the Super Committee finalizes the group of twelve congresspersons tasked with deciding how to cut $1.2 trillion dollars from the federal budget.

Despite Obama’s claims that closing Guantanamo would take priority on his agenda as president, infamous Bush-era policies have quietly expanded under his administration. 

ALEC is a toxic alliance of corporations and state legislatures that work together to ensure that corporate interests stay at the top of legislative agendas across the country.

In a secret, underground prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, prisoners have no access to due process, international organizations or anyone from the outside world.

Chris Hayes speaks with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) about how progressive legislation ever makes it through Congress.

 On MSNBC's Countdown, Greg Mitchell and Chris Hayes ask, has WikiLeaks' Julian Assange really endangered lives?