The Ebola virus disease is spreading throughout western Africa, and the CDC is warning that the spread could top 1.4 million cases in January 2015 if not controlled. Furthermore, the longer it takes the control, the more difficult it will be to quarantine and attempt to treat the disease, as it spreads very rapidly.
TYT Squarespace Contest Wa Siktir! Badass Website Winner Announcement
Ben Mankiewicz and the rest of The Young Turks discuss the week three winner of the TYT / Squarespace website contest. Check out the winner’s website here: http://www.tytdrinkinggame.squarespace.com
Space Station 76 (Starring Patrick Wilson) Movie Review
Space Station 76 starring Patrick Wilson, Matt Bomer and Liv Tyler is reviewed by William Bibbiani (Crave Online), Alonso Duralde (The Wrap and Linoleum Knife podcast) and Christy Lemire (www.ChristieLemire.com).
Banning Books Is Stupid …And Still Happening in the U.S.
Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984, The Wizard of Oz, even Little Red Riding Hood – these literary classics have all been BANNED for variously dumb reasons.
Funerals Are Out. Composting Bodies Are In.
Funerals are costly, both financially and in terms of resources and land space. Architect Katrina Spade is pioneering a solution to that would basically mean composting your loved ones.
Man Mistakenly Freed From Prison 90 Years Early… Guess What Happens Next
A Colorado convict sent back to prison after being mistakenly released 90 years early is now saying it was cruel and unusual punishment to put him back behind bars after he reformed his life.
Bryan Fischer: ‘America Is a Christian Nation Because Bacon’
<div class=”video-container”></div> “You want one single item of proof that America is a Christian nation and not a Jewish nation and not an Islamic nation?” he asked. “One single bit of proof is all you need: we freely allow restaurants and grocery stores to sell and to serve bacon. That can only happen in a Christian country.” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-sale-bacon-proves-america-christian-nation TYT …