Over one-third of Americans are now obese. What is the impact on employers, health insurance premiums, and other things like gas usage? Should fat people be taxed? Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, Lucas Lilieholm, Jayar Jackson, and Jesus Godoy break down a Reuters report on this topic on The Young Turks. …

Via Yahoo News: “A self-described “plus sized” college student who was told she was “obviously pregnant” and “not pretty enough” to dance on a platform in a bar in Iowa is claiming she was discriminated against by the bar’s bouncers. Jordan Ramos, a 21-year-old University of Iowa student said she …

Via 60 Minutes/CBS news: “Jose Rodriguez has no regrets about the CIA using “enhanced interrogation techniques” — methods that some consider torture – on suspected al Qaeda members detained and questioned after 9/11. Lesley Stahl interviews the former head of the CIA’s Clandestine Service about waterboarding and other methods he …

The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur had mixed feelings about attending the White House Correspondents Dinner. He shares his reaction after the event. Also check out his blog about it here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/whcd_b_1462244.html Subscribe to The Young Turks: http://bit.ly/eWuu5i The Largest Online New Show in the World. Facebook: Twitter: http://twitter.com/theyoungturks Google+: …