Even though Bernie Sanders has been claimed the winner of the first Democratic debate by practically every poll, the supposedly liberal media proclaims that Hillary Clinton is the winner. What gives? The Young Turks explain why, when it comes to polls and the debates, not everything is as it seems....
Read MoreMike Huckabee is well known for his backward, antiquated views. He makes no special effort to hide those views and this Thursday, Huckabee made the claim that poor criminals should be sold into slavery. While speaking with radio host Jan Mickelson, Mickelson proposed that the world could benefit from some Old Testament justice. “It says, if a person steal, they have to pay it back two-fold, four-fold. If they don’t have anything, we’re supposed to take them down and sell them,” he said. According to Mickelson, this is better so the criminals “spend their time not sitting on their...
Read MoreCorey Dickerson knew he was about to have an interaction with police when he was out jogging. As a black man, Dickerson has seen his fair share of police brutality in his life. This night, he handled the officers and recorded his actions. “You look like you been running,” says an officer to Dickerson. “Where you been running from.” Dickerson answers that he has just been running around and is not going to any particular place. The officer stops his car and Dickerson comments that he is about to be harassed. Dickerson then informs the officer that he intends...
Read MoreDonald Trump, once again, has incited his supporters into racial violence. Appearing at a rally in Virginia, Trump attempted to berate Bernie Sanders and then engaged in a bit of race-baiting – which led to his supporters later spitting on Latino protesters at the event. “I watched last night as Hillary and Bernie Sanders, they just couldn’t give away things fast enough,” said Trump. “And they’re giving them to illegal immigrants. They want heath care for illegal immigrants. They want drivers licenses for illegal immigrants. They want, listen to this, social security for illegal immigrants.” According to those in...
Read MoreThree organizations are filing suit against the United States Forest Service for permitting Nestlé to continue to use water from a river for which its permit expired over two decades ago. LA Weekly explains the suit: At the heart of the suit by the Story of Stuff Project, the California-based Courage Campaign Institute and the Center for Biological Diversity is the allegation that the service shouldn’t allow Nestlé to use the water from Strawberry Creek in the San Bernardino National Forest because the use permit in question expired in 1988. “California is in the middle of its worst drought...
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