Christian conservative radio host Janet Mefferd compared CNN host Anderson Cooper (who came out to say he was gay) to former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (convicted for molesting underage boys). Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, and Brian Unger discuss on The Young Turks. Read more here from David …

“Louisiana Republicans supported Gov. Bobby Jindal’s overhaul of the state’s education system, which includes a voucher program that allows state funds to be used to send students to religiously-affiliated schools — until they began to realize that Islamic schools could also be among the institutions supported by taxpayer funds. Rep. …

“A three-day whites-only religious conference — which will conclude with a flaming cross — in Lamar County, Alabama, has some residents upset at the racist implications while the minister complains that his freedom of speech is being violated. “Yes, we believe that the Europeans and their descendants are the chosen …

“While actor Brad Pitt had donated $100,000 to fight California’s contentious Proposition 8 (and starred in a play about efforts to overturn the proposition), his mother, Jane Pitt, penned a letter to Missouri’s News-Leader expressing her opposition to “Barack Hussein Obama” over his support for same-sex marriage. Mrs. Pitt was …

“Judge Richard Posner was appointed to the bench by former President Ronald Reagan, and has earned a sparkling reputation as a conservative jurist. But Posner, a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, says the current incarnation of the Republican Party has driven him away from …

A rumored Amazon smartphone, a confirmed Furby for September, an undo on the Galaxy Nexus ban, and a pair of data-tracking Nike shoes. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge …

Traveling the world, finding the best global sports stories about amateur athletes. That’s what the new Rise Above documentary series by Jordan Brand does. In the first installment, the filmmakers travel to Iraq to meet 20-year-old Leylan, who stars on an all-female basketball team at the American University of Iraq …

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It’s a monster slam dunk this week on Shutdown Fullback, as Stew and Jabby J. bring the wisdom to your head about the ACC conference. From Georgia Tech to Virginia S&M, all the bases are covered and bounce passed. Get ready for a half court buzzer beater, it’s time to …

The Vergecast is back with a very special reunion edition. On today’s episode, Nilay and Paul join Josh in the studio for the first time in over six weeks! With a month full of major tech news, Nilay’s wedding, and Paul’s madcap adventures, the guys have a lot to catch …