Sun, 31 August 2014
We the people have the power to removed the influence of money from politics and the power to remove corporate personhood. Wolf-PAC is the super PAC started by Cenk Uygur to fight for a 28th Amendment for campaign finance reform, to return democracy to the people. But how do we remove the corrupting power of money from the corrupt members of Congress? There is a way, believe it or not, to unite over party lines to correct the Congress that sold the people out. Wolf-PAC makes headway with state representatives, and Mike Monetta is the Director of Organizing for the movement. Think the fight is impossible? Cenk Uygur sits down with Mike Monetta to show the world that it isn't. |
Sat, 30 August 2014
Read about Wolf-PAC for yourself HERE: http://www.wolf-pac.com/
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Fri, 29 August 2014
A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 29, 2014. For more go to tytmembership.com |
Thu, 28 August 2014
A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 28, 2014. For more go to tytmembership.com |
Wed, 27 August 2014
![]() Ben, Ana, and Jasmyne Cannick hosting today. Cannick is a Political analyst and communications strategist. Audio of Mitch McConnell speaking to a Koch Brothers sponsored event where he laid out his plans to make Obama go through a government shutdown fight for every Democratic idea comes to light. When asked about it, McConnell’s campaign stood by the comments by misdirecting and targeting Alison Lundergan Grimes. Discussion about the effectiveness of the Obama Administration. Audio of McConnell lamenting about how Congress wastes time talking about min wage is played. Ben asks Jasmyne why Democrats can’t simply take advantage of the obvious disconnect Republicans have with Americans and be champions of the majority of the country. At the same conference that McConnell spoke about shutting the government down, some GOP newcomers like Joni Ernst and Tom Cotton, attended and spoke about how grateful they are to be included on the gravy train. Jasmyne talks about the level of influence the Kochs have on politics. Ben stresses the importance of the outcome of the races these newcomers are involved in. |
Tue, 26 August 2014
Ana and Ben hosting. Ben reports about ISIS’ claim that they severed the head of their own official. Saudi Arabia has beheaded 23 people just in this month based on false confessions for petty crimes like drug possession and black magic. Family members have been threatened and told to stop disputing the killings. Ben points out that we aren’t concerned with this unjust brutality from one of our closest allies in the region. Video of pastor Michael V. Williams’ proposal for a Constitutional Amendment to imprison gays for hard labor is shown. Ben points out his unnecessary turns as he transitions. |
Mon, 25 August 2014
Ben, John, and Wes Clark Jr hosting. Ben talks about a story he saw in the LA Times about 3 people shot and killed in the Valley that was buried under the front page story of wine bottles broken in Napa’s earthquake. Republicans like John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Paul Ryan, and Mike Rogers took to Sunday shows to criticize Obama’s response to ISIS. Video of McCain’s complaints is shown. Video of Sen Graham claiming that there are many jihadist groups, looking to win “the gold medal” by hitting America. Discussion about the reality of how dangerous the terror group is follows. Syria has announced that they welcome assistance from Western powers to target ISIS in the country, as long as they clear the actions first. Ukraine has now engaged with Russian forces, according to a Ukrainian military spokesperson. Wes points out that Putin doesn’t want a full scale war, but just this level of conflict so that he can wear down the Ukrainian government. The mystery of who dropped bombs on militants in Libya has been solved. It turns out that the planes were sent out of Egypt and UAE. |
Sun, 24 August 2014
Professor Richard D. Wolff. is one of the world's leading Marxian economists and is a professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, where he taught from 1973 to 2008. He is also currently currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. He is also a founding member of the Green Party of New Haven Connecticut, is the host of Economic Update, at WBAI in New York City, and has co-authored 13 books, most recently "Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism" in 2012.
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Sat, 23 August 2014
Kai Newkirk is the first person to video tape Supreme Court proceedings and post them online. He is now a progressive organizer and co-founded the 99Rise Movement. He helped lead the recent March for Democracy in California, which focused on addressing the corrosive influence of money in politics. He discusses his ideas for 99Rise moving forward, and expounds of the need for mass, nonviolent protest in reaffirming control over the political system. |
Fri, 22 August 2014
A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 22, 2014. For more go to tytmembership.com
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Thu, 21 August 2014
Cenk hosting. The St. Louis Police Department releases a video of the shooting of Kajima Powell, showing that there were 9-10 shoots fired, with police on the scene handcuffing Powell after his death and another officer raising his gun on the deceased. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson states, “the officers did what I think you or I would do, they protected their life in a situation.” Attorney General Eric Holder goes to Ferguson, Missouri sharing sympathy with the family of Michael Brown and will stand with Ferguson, along with relating from his personal experiences saying, “I am the Attorney General of the United States, but I am also a black man.” Bank Of America has been required to pay a settlement of 16 billion dollars to the federal government becoming the largest corporate settlement in US history, for the sale of toxic mortgage-backed securities that fueled the 2008 financial crisis. Sean Hannity talks to Committeewoman Patricia Byrnes of Ferguson, MO with Sean on the side of the cops and being obnoxious towards Patricia saying, “you don’t know if it’s about police brutality.” |
Wed, 20 August 2014
![]() Cenk & Johnny Pie hosting today. Cenk reveals the “Amazing Fact Of The Day” on the first cop shooting in Iceland. Scientist Art Robinson from Oregon is running for US congress against Pete De Fazio and is requesting 1,000 urine samples from voters for a research study on aging. Citizens of Israel are requesting sperm samples from Israeli soldiers who have had combat experience for the Rambam Medical Center. |
Tue, 19 August 2014
Cenk hosting today. The program that gives military equipment to local police departments was ratcheted down after Alan Grayson tried to pass legislation to ban the handing down of huge war machines like aircraft and nuclear weapons. The bill was overwhelmingly voted down. One caucus member said that its too hard to vote on a bill without lobbyist recommendations, meaning he’d have to decide for himself without knowing if he’s stepping on the toes of his masters with the money. President Obama’s responses to the situation in Ferguson have been highly criticized by Conservatives. Video of Paul Ryan talking about how we need to take a deep breath and not try to take advantage of the situation in Missouri. This is part of the setup to force Obama to do nothing to change. Mashup of multiple talking heads claiming that Obama has jumped into the situation before he knows all of the facts and that he’s inserting racism and pushing for more violence. After all of these warnings, Obama spoke last night and said he has to be very careful not to jump in too soon or prejudge the situation before all of the facts are revealed. Cenko Unchained. Cenk talks about how Obama has shown he can take on the issue of discrimination and race with eloquence, but refuses to do so when it doesn’t directly affect him. Cenk dives into ways Obama could bring to light the things that affect all of us regarding race. Democratic Senators that are fighting to get Obama’s judges and issues passed are growing weary of Obama’s disengaged energy and lack of fight. His only objective is to be seen as above the fray, not a Democratic president that works with fellow Dems. With this huge loss of allies, Cenk warns that when his enemies attack in the form of impeachment, he won’t have fellow Dems to back him up. This same scenario is what helped end Nixon’s presidency. |
Mon, 18 August 2014
Cenk hosting. Latest on Ferguson, MO. The National Guard has been called in to calm the ongoing clashes. The anger was potentially ramped back up when a curfew was implemented. An independent autopsy was done after being commissioned by the Brown family, and showed that there were 6 bullet wounds in Brown’s body, with 2 in the head. The St. Louis medical examiner’s autopsy said that he was shot 6-8 times and had marijuana in his system. Some describe the weed aspect as a “bombshell.” It also said that Brown died about 35 feet from the police car, where the confrontation occurred. A neighbor that saw the shooting recorded some tape of the immediate aftermath. |