Ryan Andrew Wilde

Host Melissa Harris-Perry recently visited Madison, Wisconsin and spoke with Mayor Rhodes-Conway. They strolled to city sights, and talked about the triumphs and challenges for Madison.

"Salmon People," a new documentary by ProPublica and OPB, highlights how Native tribes of the Columbia River are fighting for survival: for salmon populations, and for their way of life.

Seattle recently became the first U.S. city to ban discrimination based on caste, a social hierarchy system originating in India.  We hear from two leaders who lead the effort.

The new bill would strip voters the right to elect judges and prosecutors in the capital of Jackson, Mississippi, and give white state officials power to appoint them. 

The mayor of Montana's capital, Helena, is a refugee from Liberia in West Africa and the first Black mayor in Montana's history. We hear about his journey to America, and into politics.

From "be mine" to "kiss me" to "don't quit" to "paw some," the inscriptions on the classic Valentine's Day candies offer a glimpse into how our society perceives the state of love.

We hear from Gordon Chang about what the incident means for U.S.-China relations. Plus, what is going on with the recent UFO shoot-downs?

We hear from the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history, 18-year-old Jaylen Smith, the mayor of Earle, Arkansas.

President Biden delivered the State of the Union address yesterday. Afterwards, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered the Republican response. We hear analysis of both.

ChatGPT is AI software that can complete graduate level coursework with a passing grade.  We hear about the ways AI is changing education both inside and outside of the classroom.

Dozens were charged for a scheme where nearly 8,000 people knowingly bought sham nursing degrees $10,000 to 15,000 per degree from Florida nursing schools.

Geoff Coats rallied his community and started a non-profit to resurrect New Orleans' defunct bike share program, making it more affordable and equitable in the process.

Dozens of inmates incarcerated in Texas state prisons are hunger striking in protest of the state's use of solitary confinement.

Wajahat Ali's memoir "Go Back to Where You Came From" is both a personal history and book about "loving a country that doesn't love you back."

We kick off our new series "23 Mayors in 2023" and head to Louisville, Kentucky to speak with Mayor Craig Greenberg about gun violence, policing, and even bourbon.

The new federally mandated mental health and suicide prevention hotline launched in July. But are sufficient social services in place to support the demand?

Coastal counties in California have been hit with historic levels of rainfall in recent days, causing flooding and power outages. And the state is bracing for more.

Brazil's January 8th riots resemble the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. We hear what led to the incident, and how Brazil moves forward. 

The Communist Party has done an about-face on their "Zero COVID" policy, and the country now finds itself in a medical, and economic crisis.

A new graphic novel "1/6" explores a dystopian alternate history of January 6th: What if the insurrection had been successful?