Activists enable supporters in gun safety battle

Activists enable supporters in gun safety battle

April 9, 2013: Rachel Maddow reports on how gun safety advocacy groups are helping supporters keep the pressure on legislato...

Cory Booker: ‘My sexuality is not an issue right now’

Cory Booker: ‘My sexuality is not an issue right now’

Aug. 29: After comments from Republican New Jersey Senate candidate Steve Lonegan, Newark Mayor and Democratic New Jersey S...

Full interview: Matt Lauer and Dallas nurse Briana Aguirre

Full interview: Matt Lauer and Dallas nurse Briana Aguirre

Oct. 16: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital nurse Briana Aguirre, who cared for her friend and co-worker Nina Pham after sh...

Cory Booker: ‘My sexuality is not an issue right now’

Cory Booker: ‘My sexuality is not an issue right now’

Aug. 29: After comments from Republican New Jersey Senate candidate Steve Lonegan, Newark Mayor and Democratic New Jersey S...

Legislating safety into football

Legislating safety into football

Aug. 31: The panelists discuss whether there’s a way to make football as a sport safer, and whether TV companies that pro...

Buono hits Chris Christie on social issues

Buono hits Chris Christie on social issues

Oct. 18: New Jersey State Sen. Barbara Buono, Democratic candidate for governor, talks with Rachel Maddow about the role of...

Carney grilled on penalty amid health care site issues

Carney grilled on penalty amid health care site issues

Oct. 21: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is asked about whether people who are not enrolled in a health plan will be...

Parties diverge sharply on social issues

Parties diverge sharply on social issues

Nov. 7: Rachel Maddow points out the contrast between Democrats and Republicans on social issues following Tuesday's electi...

Boehner obstructs progress of popular issues

Boehner obstructs progress of popular issues

Nov. 15: Rep. Peter Welch talks with Rachel Maddow about the list of issues that are popular with Americans but are blocked...

Safety on public transit must be fixed

Safety on public transit must be fixed

Dec. 2: Tragedy on the Metro-North Railroad in New York raises serious questions about public transportation safety and reg...

Gun safety laws draw attacks from outsiders

Gun safety laws draw attacks from outsiders

Dec. 16: State Rep. Rhonda Fields, (D) Colorado, talks with Rachel Maddow about the intrusion of national gun groups to pun...

Medicare patients' emergency

Medicare patients' emergency

Jan. 13: Problems with the new Medicare prescription drug benefit are leaving some patients without the life-sustaining medicine they need. ...

Hit Netflix series hits on serious issues about prison, mental health

Hit Netflix series hits on serious issues about prison, mental health

Aug. 4: Members of the cast of "Orange Is The New Black" discuss the serious aspects of their show and what commentary it p...

Reince Priebus issues a 'fair warning' to networks

Reince Priebus issues a 'fair warning' to networks

Aug. 8: Top talker: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus explains why he wants NBC and CNN to halt the airing of an upcoming Hillary...

The political issue literally hitting home for Americans

The political issue literally hitting home for Americans

Aug. 11: Melissa Harris-Perry talks with Peter Goodman, Shanna Smith, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, and Stephen Lerner about Presi...

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...

Romneycare lesson: Be patient with Obamacare

Romneycare lesson: Be patient with Obamacare

Nov. 14: Jonathan Gruber, key architect of the Massachusetts health care law talks with Rachel Maddow about the law's simil...

Despite issues, public still supports ACA

Despite issues, public still supports ACA

Nov. 19: Critics continue to scream and shout turning Obamacare glitches into wall-to-wall negative news coverage. Ed Schul...

Dolan talks papal impact on political issues

Dolan talks papal impact on political issues

Dec. 1: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, talks about how outspoken Pope Francis wields influence on the ...

Storm shelter issues riles Oklahoma politics

Storm shelter issues riles Oklahoma politics

Dec. 17: Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman, (D), talks with Rachel Maddow about how his fight for more storm shelters has led ...