Lessons learned
Seven years after the government's botched response to Hurricane Katrina, President Obama has overseen what the White House calls a FEMA "renaissance." Full story
America’s infrastructure continues to crumble
A report card issued this year gave American infrastructure a D+ grade. Melissa Harris-Perry’s panel looks at the bridge collapse in Washington state and why funding infrastructure projects is not a classic consensus issue for both parties.
Who will be there when disaster strikes?
Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists recount stories from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and the Joplin tornadoes, and what we can learn about rebuilding.
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'We're going into neighborhoods today,' says FEMA administrator
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate joins Morning Joe to discuss what the agency is doing on Wednesday in Moore, Oklahoma following a devastating tornado and what the agency has learned since Hurricane Katrina.
Hayes: Liberals, listen up
Chris Hayes' plea to fellow liberals about what scandals are really scandals this week.
All-women team re-roofs damaged homes
The women roofers of North Carolina say roofing is a “great way to get out frustration,” and in the process they have re-roofed more than 60 homes in North Carolina, and a handful in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.
NYPD and the shaming of women through stop and frisk
A report this week from the TheGrio.com tells the story of the specifically gendered experience of shame born by women who are victimized by the NYPD's stop and frisk policy. Melissa Harris-Perry’s panel discusses.
Bending the truth about Hurricane Katrina at the Bush Library
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the interactive game at the new Bush Library where the former president’s legacy on Hurricane Katrina is shown in a not-so-truthful light.
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