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. …
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Bar Tells College Student She’s Too Fat To Dance On Bar
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 …
Read More »Ex-CIA Head Defends Torture
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 …
Read More »Cenk’s White House Correspondents Dinner Takeaways
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+: …
Read More »Blackberry Music Gateway hands-on
Dieter Bohn takes a look at RIM’s new NFC-enabled BlackBerry Music Gateway. Read more here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/30/2989819/hands-on-with-rims-new-nfc-enabled-blackberry-music-gatewa 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 Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: http://www.theverge.com
Read More »Wolf-PAC: Join The Fight In California
On the heels of successfully passing a resolution calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn the Citizens United decision, three California Assemblymen are championing a resolution that goes one step further. Assemblyman Michael Allen (D-Sonoma County), Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), and Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) have filed …
Read More »In Review: SMS Audio STREET by 50 Headphones, Pico Dolly & More!
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Read More »Islam, The New Catholicism – TYT Nation Video Of The Week
The Young Turks producer Dave Koller introduces his favorite video of the week from the new TYT Nation channel, an interesting history lesson from Professor Rich giving the historical background of how Catholicism was treated in this country and how Muslims are viewed today. Watch more TYT Nation and learn …
Read More »Case File: Lucy Wright | Locked Up Abroad
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Read More »Case File: Thomas Hamill | Locked Up Abroad
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