A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 28, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Power Panel with Cenk, Ben, Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola. CNN does coverage of the VA shooter with references that the shooter operated gay websites.  Guns are not the reason for violent crime. It’s the crime itself.  England, Japan, and Netherlands have low crime rate.  In the states, we have more deaths because of an iron object that is used upon the crime. If guns are everywhere it is possible that more people will die in a violent crime.

Power Panel with Cenk, Ben, Jimmy, and Ana. John Felton was pulled over because he didn’t signal early enough. But the truth is the police said he made direct eye contact.  17 years old was sentenced to 11 years to prison because of his support of ISIS. Also, he convinces his friend to go to Syria to join ISIS.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 27, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

There was a sign that was written in Hebrew however people thought it was an Arabic terror threat.  People thought muslims was going to take over Louisiana. The Virginia shooter, Bryce Williams, wrote a manifesto. It was a stupid manifesto, according to Cenk. The reason Bryce Williams shot the people is because he wanted to start a race war. Racist groups weigh in on the shooting. Alison Parker’s father is pushing for gun control. He says his daughter death was senseless and he wants legislation to take hold on gun control issues to be stronger. His mission is to get the word out about gun control.  Mark Hamill a.k.a. Luke Skywalker, who is from Australia, says that Australia put some serious gun control after a massive shooting that happened years ago. Australia bought back guns and therefore certain guns were banned. Also, 20% of guns were destroyed. 57% of suicide and 42% of gun violence went down.  There was a serious decrease in homicides and suicide in Australia.

Cenk and Ana host the 2nd hour. Rentboy.com was raided because of prostitution. Sheriffs in Oregon walked off the job after a sheriff beat a handcuffed suspect. 36% for drug crime rose however 20% of other crimes decreased for time served. Almost millions are spent on federal prison systems.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 26, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Hour 1: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A woman is facing charges after she strongly encouraged her online boyfriend to commit suicide, which he finally did. Talk about whether or not these charges are valid. A trained black labrador was used to sniff out the child porn Jared Fogle had on thumb drives that was originally overlooked by human authorities. Ana wants to know if she can train a dog to pick up the scent of another woman on her boyfriend. Some Duke freshman is protesting a class that utilizes a book that includes some gay themes and illustrations to help tell the memoir because it violates his morals and Christian values. This move enrages Ana.

Hour 2: While Donald Trump conducted his press conference, Univision’s Jorge Ramos got into it with him, which got him kicked out by Trump’s security detail. Video of the confrontation. Video of Trump claiming that he didn’t have Ramos kicked out, but that it was some security he doesn’t control. Video of Trump signaling for security to jump into action. The response from many in the press vehemently went after Ramos in defense of Trump. Video of the Morning Joe crew claiming that Ramos made the story about himself, acting like he was bullied. Glenn Greenwald wrote about this situation, and called out Mark Caputo’s Politico article that lambasted Ramos.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 25, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

GOP pollster Frank Luntz asked Trump supporters about their love for Donald and the results had frightening results. One supporter said it’s obvious he wants to make America great again, because it’s on his hat! After showing video of him disrespecting women and flip flopping on issues, they said it made them like him more. Luntz discovered that they don’t think he can do anything wrong. Cell phone video showed a Philly cop extorting money from a driver that had an unregistered car. Video of the police raffle ticket transaction and his homophobic comments over the pink windshield wipers.

A man that was involved in a terrible accident that destroyed his penis has had an 8 inch bionic penis created. Cenk thinks this would be an awesome development. Several awkward jokes. Denver city council members are halting plans of an airport location due to the company’s’ past stances against gay rights. They are looking for assurances that they won’t discriminate against gays in their hiring process. Ana is against this government keeping a company out due to political beliefs. Cenk is torn. A Norwegian prisoner has hacked into the fancy television system and shared entertainment and porn with his fellow prisoners. Talk about how nice the prisons already are. A frat at Old Dominion Univ is facing suspension after some members posted large sexually suggestive signs taunting the parents of new female students.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 24, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Today we will feature a compact version of Hours 1 and 2!

Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) and Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick) are back for another episode of Old School.

Harvard Law Professor and longtime political activist Lawrence Lessig wants to win the presidency of the United States to accomplish one critical objective: ending the corrupting influence of money on politics. With that done, he says he’ll step down and let someone else take over the Oval Office. It’s a radical notion, the single-issue presidential candidacy, but as he points out, only a radical solution can wrest back control of our democracy from the monied interests who have steadily come to dominate American political life.

In this exclusive interview, Lessig and The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur discuss:

- The Kickstarter campaign that will decide whether Lessig officially runs for president.
- Why, even if one of them were to become president, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have no hope of eliminating money from politics.
- Why the American people would get behind a one-issue candidacy to get money out of politics.
- Why the Democratic party is as guilty as Republicans for the current corrupt system.
- Whether Donald Trump’s candidacy is helpful or harmful to the cause of money in politics.
- The Three Prongs of Political Corruption that a Citizen Equality Act would deal with.
- Whether he would govern as president on other issues while trying to pass the Citizen Equality Act.
- How the fight against money in politics is the Civil Rights issue of our time, and that now is when the American people need to come together in shared sacrifice to take back democracy.

Find out more about Lawrence Lessig here: http://www.lessig.org
Donate to the Lawrence Lessig for President Kickstarter here: https://lessigforpresident.com
Follow him on Twitter: @Lessig

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 21, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Hour 1: Power Panel-Ben, Cenk, Jimmy, and John. Ted Cruz went on Jan Mickelson’s radio show to talk about how much he’s against immigrants just days after Mickelson proposed using illegal immigrants as slaves. Cenk now thinks that Cruz stands a good chance of winning the nomination as the crazy Trump alternative. Video of Cruz claiming to have been speaking out against birthright citizenship 4 years ago when no one else was calling for an end to it. John points out that 4 years ago, Cruz openly spoke out in favor of birthright citizenship. Video of Mickelson’s recent proposal to institute slavery for illegal immigrants. Discussion about the seemingly nonexistent bottom to the GOP’s hateful rhetoric. Amanda Terkel put together a list of Americans that would’ve never been allowed to be citizens if we rejected birthright citizenship the way many presidential candidates propose. The top 5 includes Marco Rubio and Bobby Jindal.

Hour 2: Ana replaces John for SCS. One of the unmentioned negative side effects of the Ashley Madison info leak is that in many countries around the world, gay affairs and extra marital affairs are punishable by death. Many people’s lives are potentially in danger. After the movie Straight Outta Compton has been released, some of the women that Dr. Dre assaulted in the past came forward to complain about the violent aspect of his life not being portrayed. Dre released an extensive apology. Discussion about why he made this strategic move.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 20, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Cenk hosting today. Donald Trump told Morning Joe that we need to keep minimum wage at a very low rate so that we can compete with other countries that mistreat their workers. Video of Trump telling CNN that if the Pope questioned his belief in capitalism, he’d tell him about how ISIS wants to take over the Vatican. An Iowa talk radio host proposed forcing illegal immigrants into slavery if they don’t deport themselves. Audio of Jan Mickelson detailing his plan to reimplement slavery in America. Multiple presidential candidates have gone on his talk show since this rhetoric was sent over the airwaves.

Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A couple of brothers in Boston attacked a Latino homeless man after leaving the Red Sox game. After being arrested, they spoke about how they were following Trump’s lead when dealing with Latinos. The older brother urinated on the cell door and cussed at the cops. Video of Trump calling these supporters passionate and only want America to be great again. A 15 year old farmboy from NC has entered the presidential race under the name Deez Nuts and has already received 9% of the vote. A talk radio show helped a caller look up the Ashley Madison information to find out that her husband was on the list of cheaters. Ana and Cenk hate this move by the radio show.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 19, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. 

Hour 1: Cenk hosting today. Cat fight between O’Reilly and Donald Trump over his plan to disregard the 14th Amendment. Videos of the disagreement. Ann Coulter joined in the fight on Twitter and attacked Bill O’Reilly, calling him stupid. Coulter also got into another Twitter altercation with a GOP strategist Rick Wilson, who was incensed that some threatened to rape his daughter. It got to the point that Wilson asked Coulter if Trump pays her more for anal. He later apologized. After Donald Trump told Chuck Todd that Jack Jacobs is one of his go to men on military advice, Jacobs came forward denying that he even knows Trump.

Hour 2: Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Jared Fogle of Subway sandwich fame has been charged with sex act crimes with minors and trafficking of child porn. He also solicited prostitutes as young as 14 years old. After Ashley Madison’s database was hacked into, some well known names have been outed to the public. Cenk sides with Ashley Madison, and doesn’t think they are hacktivists. The FDA has approved the female version of Viagra which helps boost a woman’s psychological desire to have sex.