“The private equity-backed prison phone call industry is making plans to fight an FCC vote last month that will slash long-distance rates for inmates. After a decade of delay, the FCC voted 2-1 in August to set maximum rates for collect and prison debit card calls. The new maximum rate …

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-sdO6pwVHQ Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses a very funny spoof Kickstarter campaign video titled ‘Help Kickstart World War III’ by The Second City Network. Tell us what you though of the video in the comment section below. Subscribe to The Second …

“Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the country would be better off if the Senate was full of people like Jesse Helms, the late senator who was ardently opposed to all kinds of civil rights measures and even tried to block the Senate from approving a federal holiday in …

“Once again breaking with traditional Vatican protocol, Pope Francis on Wednesday (Sept. 11) penned a long letter to the Italian liberal daily La Repubblica to affirm that an “open dialogue free of prejudices” between Christians and atheists is “necessary and precious.”” Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses …

“A mandatory 24-hour waiting period is among the provisions included in a 66-page package of draft regulations governing the “body art” industry released by the city Health Department on Friday.” Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks discuss this proposed law. Do you agree with a mandatory waiting …

“A link between the size of a father’s testicles and how active he is in bringing up his children has been suggested by scientists.” Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks discuss this gigantic breakthrough. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24016988 …

Everyone knows to start A.J. Green every week, but what are the other fantasy implications for Week 2’s Monday Night Football matchup. Matt Ufford and Nick Stevens see good things for Antonio Brown and the Geno Atkins-led Bengals D/ST.

Seattle versus San Francisco may be the best REAL game in Week 2, but what about fantasy? Nick Stevens and Matt Ufford break down the fantasy prospects of Colin Kaepernick, Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks D/ST, and more.

“The consequences for mouthing off on social media just got a lot harsher in the People’s Republic. On Monday, China’s top court issued new guidelines stating that anyone who posts “false information that is defamatory or harms the national interest” could go to prison for up to three years if …

In this weekly segment The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) responds to viewer questions from Twitter– both personal and serious. You can join in by using #askcenk and #tytlive on Twitter! This week: How does Cenk rate himself compared to Jon Stewart? What are Cenk’s guilty pleasures? Does he …