In this weekly segment, 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: Is Cenk still optimistic about the United States’ future? Does watching YouTube ads help the show? When will TYT get …

“In Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, Mendel Epstein made a name for himself as the rabbi to see for women struggling to divorce their husbands. Among the Orthodox, a divorce requires the husband’s permission, known as a “get,” and tales abound of women whose husbands refuse to consent. While it’s common …

“As promised, Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshallwore green shoes in last Thursday’s game against the Giants to support Mental Awareness Week. Also as promised by the league, Marshall was fined for the uniform violation — $10,500 to be exact. We know this because Marshall tweeted a photo of his notification …

“The dance over the debt ceiling and the fight over the government shutdown are nothing less than impeachment on the cheap: a chance to negate the will of the majority by ostensibly placating the letter of the law. Unable to win the last two presidential elections or to persuade a …

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“The government shutdown has furloughed one of the most pivotal officials in the criminal justice system–the Justice Department’s pardon attorney. But it turns out he hasn’t been that busy. In a record that may surprise many political observers, the Obama administration’s pardon attorney, Ronald Rodgers, has teed up the lowest …

“One man lies on his stomach on the driveway. Blood is splattered along the garage door that smashed his head and presumably killed him. Another man lies a few feet away, run over by a truck. The scene in a middle-class Oklahoma neighborhood made of single-story homes and well-manicured lawns …

“American guys: You’ve got guts. Sorry, that is not a compliment. Through a new project that blends 3-D computer-generated avatars with Center for Disease Control and Prevention body-mass measurements, we now can see the shape of an “average” U.S. adult male, compared to the build of an “average” man in …

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How to make/carve pumpkin ideas ready for Halloween. This video shows you five great pumpkin related tips for you to try this Halloween. Carve your Jack-o’-lantern to another level! Includes: How to make pumpkin teeth and pumpkin fangs Carving out eyes A pumpkin mirror ball disco lantern Using a pumpkin …