“…The richest 1% of Americans collected a greater share of household income last year than at any time in the last century, according to a new analysis of IRS data going back to 1913. The wealthiest Americans took a hit during the recent financial crisis, with their wealth plummeting 36% …

“A new report claims one-quarter of New Jerseyans are living in poverty. The study released Sunday by the Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty Research Institute concludes that more than two million people in New Jersey are struggling to meet their basic needs. Their numbers have increased since the beginning …

“Five months after the Netherlands-based private spaceflight project Mars One announced it would begin accepting applications for a one-way trip to the red planet, 202,586 people from more than 140 countries have submitted videos explaining why they should be chosen for the mission…”.* Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, and John Iadarola …

Check out all of the highlights from the post-fight press conference at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night after Floyd Mayweather, Jr. earned a majority decision victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. In attendance were Mayweather, Alvarez, Danny Garcia, Bernard Hopkins, and many others. For more Mayweather Vs. Canelo …

SB Nation’s Luke Thomas recaps Floyd Mayweather, Jr.’s dominate victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, as well as the co-main event between Lucas Matthysse and Danny Garcia, from ‘Mayweather vs. Canelo’ on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more Mayweather Vs. Canelo Alvarez fight …

“South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham intimated the United States could suffer a nuclear attack if it did not contain Syria’s chemical weapons programs. “I believe that if we get Syria wrong, within six months, and you can quote me on this, there will be a war between Iran and Israel …

“Elena Kostyuchenko, a prominent Russian LGBT activist and journalist, is threatening to forcibly out any closeted politician that votes in favor of a proposed bill that would remove children from the households of any and all LGBT or same-sex parents in her homeland….”.* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it …

“Tea party-backed Representatives Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Steve King (R-IA) on Saturday held a press conference in Egypt to thank the country’s military for overthrowing the elected government, and at one point even seemed to suggest that the Muslim Brotherhood had been behind the Sept. 11, 2001 …

“8% of recent college grads brought their parents along to an interview, according to an Adecco survey cited by the Wall Street Journal. What’s more, a full 3% actually had their parents sit in on their job tryout.” Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks discuss. Would you …

“In the wake of a series of neighborhood hate crimes targeting Ohio’s gay community, the City of Cleveland sent a letter this week to the owner of gay bar Cleveland’s Cocktail Lounge, claiming that the bar’s repeated calls to law enforcement are over-burdening “the taxpayers of the City of Cleveland” …