Panel recommends ending NSA's metadata collection

Panel recommends ending NSA's metadata collection

Dec. 18: Lawrence O’Donnell has an exclusive interview with presidential review group member, Peter Swire, about the reco...

Domestic spying data not just for terrorism anymore

Domestic spying data not just for terrorism anymore

Aug. 5: John Shiffman, Reuters enterprise correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about revelations that a federal DEA agen...

The NRA's secret gun registry?

The NRA's secret gun registry?

Aug. 21: The NRA raised the specter of a national gun registry for months. Turns out, it already exists, but it's not the f...

Search and seizure and the 4th Amendment

Search and seizure and the 4th Amendment

Aug. 22: Chris Hayes talks with Vince Warren, executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, about encroachmen...

Privacy issues in black and white

Privacy issues in black and white

Aug. 22: The outrage over the NSA's massive, sprawling data collection is different in the white community than in the blac...

Modern politics energizes civil rights movement anew

Modern politics energizes civil rights movement anew

Aug. 23: Melissa Harris-Perry, whose eponymous show airs weekends on MSNBC at 10 a.m. ET, talks with Rachel Maddow about th...

Cruz supporter extends US border to include Canada

Cruz supporter extends US border to include Canada

Aug. 23: Rachel Maddow shows how one supporter of Republican Ted Cruz resolves the dissonance between denying Barack Obama'...

McConnell noticeably absent from Syria debate

McConnell noticeably absent from Syria debate

Sept. 3: Mitch McConnell has yet to take a stand on Syria, possible due to the fact that he's mired in a tough bid for re-election. Mc...

Why is killing with chemical weapons worse than using bullets?

Why is killing with chemical weapons worse than using bullets?

Sept. 4: Dominic Tierney, a professor of political science and international politics at Swarthmore College, joined The Last Word to d...

Husband, wife lose more than 500 pounds

Husband, wife lose more than 500 pounds

Sept. 16: TODAY nutritionist Joy Bauer welcomes husband and wife Justin and Lauren Shelton into the Joy Fit Club, after they lost a co...

Jay Z urged to end Barneys deal over ‘profiling’

Jay Z urged to end Barneys deal over ‘profiling’

Oct. 25: Fans want the hip-hop mogul to cut ties with the upscale retailer after allegations of the racial profiling of two...

Party Down: Tea Party loses off-year election

Party Down: Tea Party loses off-year election

Nov. 6: Chris Hayes looks at a collection of races showing the waning influence of Tea Party extremism.  

Can the NSA be reined in?

Can the NSA be reined in?

Dec. 16: Chris and his panel look at a widely-criticized "60 Minutes" story and a ruling that NSA data collection is uncons...

James Madison vs. the NSA

James Madison vs. the NSA

Dec. 17: Lawrence O'Donnell picks apart a claim by a federal judge that Founding Father James Madison would be "aghast" at ...

2013 Bests: Gay in the head, Detroit's dragon

2013 Bests: Gay in the head, Detroit's dragon

Dec. 26: Rachel Maddow revisits 2013's Best New Things in the World, like the fire-breathing dragon that defended Detroit's...

Michelle Obama is changing what 50 means

Michelle Obama is changing what 50 means

Jan. 17: As the first lady prepares to celebrate a milestone birthday, NBC’s Kristen Welker reports on Mrs. Obama’s gro...

Martina McBride: ‘These songs are so much fun’

Martina McBride: ‘These songs are so much fun’

April 8: The country music star takes a new turn with her latest album, “Everlasting,” a collection of iconic soul and pop songs, ...

Hannity, Palin, Cain make picks in tight race

Hannity, Palin, Cain make picks in tight race

May 19: Rachel Maddow assesses Mitch McConnell's changes for victory in Kentucky, and reports on a crowded Georgia Republican primary ...

Dinosaur find cited as proof of Bible story

Dinosaur find cited as proof of Bible story

May 27: Rachel Maddow reports on the addition of an Allosaurus skeleton to the Creation Museum's collection they claim proves that din...

Bradley Cooper talks Golden Globes, ‘American Hustle’

Bradley Cooper talks Golden Globes, ‘American Hustle’

Jan. 10: Willie Geist sits down with the Hollywood star to talk about his nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role...