“As advocates of legal marijuana celebrated Tuesday’s big election victories in Portland and other U.S. cities, a national group launched a campaign in Maine to fight the spreading movement. Portland’s 2-to-1 vote to adopt an ordinance making possession of small amounts of marijuana legal for adults sets up Maine to become the first state on the East Coast to …
Chris Christie Goes Off On Teacher, Wins Election
It’s been a busy week for Chris Christie. A few days ago he allegedly had a heated exchange with a public school teacher, and yesterday the Republican was re-elected as Governor of New Jersey in a landslide. Is he moderate or conservative? In light of how much money he raised for his campaign, does he have the backing of …
NYPD Chief Kelly Works For Wall Street
“According to a report in the New York Post, Ray Kelly, the chief of the NYPD, is in “advanced talks” to join JPMorgan Chase Inc. as its head of security. Kelly is widely expected to be replaced once Bill de Blasio assumes the mayoralty in January. The two-time NYPD head is rumored to be looking at “a seven-figure package …
2013 Election Results: Money Wins
Get money out of politics: http://www.wolf-pac.com/ “National Democratic and Republican leaders moved to claim victory in a battle for the political mainstream Tuesday night, as GOP Gov. Chris Christie romped to reelection in New Jersey and former Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe narrowly pulled out a victory in Virginia’s off-year governor’s race. Both elections were closely watched as barometers …
The Young Turks YouTube Playlist November 6, 2013
Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, featuring Jayar Jackson, David Koller, Jesus Godoy and Steve Oh from YouTube Space LA.
Sterilized Behind Bars – New TYT & CIR Documentary
The Young Turks in conjunction with the Center for Investigative Reporting are proud to present the second in our line-up of investigative documentaries: Busted in Texas. “Doctors under contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sterilized nearly 150 female inmates from 2006 to 2010 without required state approvals, The Center for Investigative Reporting has found. At least …
Student Denied Laptop For Being Gay?!
Abdul Asquith, an openly gay student at Florida Atlantic University, says a campus librarian denied renting him a laptop because of his sexuality. Tweet: http://clicktotweet.com/d30Wb Do you think the student’s sexuality is the real reason he was denied a laptop? Let us know in the comments! Find out more here: http://huff.to/HtocpN And don’t forget guys, if you like this …