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ReThink Review: Where the Wild Things Are -- the Wild Within

Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Children, Cenk Uygur, Rethink Reviews, The Young Turks, Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, Jonathan Kim, Childhood, Spike Jonze, Kenneth Turan, Manohla Dargis, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

Making a fantasy movie about a 9-year-old learning to understand his emotions and empathize with others seems like an almost impossible task, and Jonze pulled it off in a way I could have never imagined.

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ReThink Review: American Casino -- Gambling on Timebomb Loans

Jonathan Kim | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Wells Fargo, Cenk Uygur, Rethink Reviews, American Casino, Credit Default Swaps, Jonathan Kim, Housing Crisis, Movie Reviews, Jonathan Kim Movie Reviews, Subprime Mortgages, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Reverse Redlining, The Young Turks, Alan Greenspan, Subprime Loans, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

When you hear terms that sound very technical like "credit default swap" and "reverse redlining", it's easy for part of your brain to shut off. I was guilty of this myself.

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400 Former Obama Staffers: Don't Demobilize the Troops Before the Battle With the Insurance Industry

Mike Elk | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Town Halls, Tea Bag, yeswestillcan.org, Public Option, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Rahm Emanuel, Freedom Summer, Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks, Barack Obama, Organizing for America, Marhsall Ganz, Politics News
Mike Elk

It has become clear that Obama's supporters are beginning to lose faith and the desire to fight for the president if he drops the public option.

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ReThinking Standard Operating Procedure: Yes, Virginia, We Really Do Torture

Jonathan Kim | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cenk Uygur, Movie Review, Standard Operating Procedure, George W. Bush, Rethink Reviews, Documentaries, John Yoo, Film, Jonathan Kim, Movies, Abu Ghraib, The Young Turks, Movie Reviews, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, Lynndie England, Charles Graner, Film Critic, Errol Morris, Documentary, Iraq, Torture, Sabrina Harman, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

In light of a new report set to be released today from the CIA, I want to take another look at Standard Operating Procedure, Errol Morris' documentary about torture at Abu Ghraib.

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House Democrats Draw Line in the Sand on Public Option

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Yarmuth, Public Option, Rahm Emanuel, Progressive Caucus, The Young Turks, Democratic Caucus, Healthcare Reform, Barack Obama, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

This is not time for half-measures that won't get the job done. If Obama is going to deliver on his promise of change, this is the the time and healthcare reform with a public option is the issue.

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Conservative Media vs. Progressive Media

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Conservative Media, Philip Anschutz, Pittsburgh-Tribune-Review, Washington Times, RIchard Mellon Scaife, Rupert Murdoch, The Young Turks, Progressive Media, Ny Post, The Weekly Standard, Sirius Xm Radio, You Tube, Media News
Cenk Uygur

Do you know how many people read The Weekly Standard? 80,000. To put it bluntly, that's pathetic. Its main purpose is to spread Republican propaganda in the guise of news.

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The Young Turks Cross Super Bowl Threshold

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, The Young Turks, Internet Video, You Tube, Media, Super Bowl Ads, Super Bowl, Media News
Cenk Uygur

Sometimes your viewers find you, but most of the time, you have to go find your viewers. You must find your viewers in as many different places as you can.

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William K. Black on Geithner: "The Guy Has a Track Record of Failure Everywhere He's Gone"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: James K. Galbraith, Tim Geithner, William K. Black, Larry Summers, The Young Turks, S&L Crisis, Bank Bailout, Barack Obama, Timothy Geithner, William Black, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

This is beginning to feel a little like before the Iraq War when some warned of impending disaster and the administration and mainstream media blew them off.

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Let's Talk About Race, Baby!

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racial Dialogue, Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks, Race Talk, Msnbc, Baratunde Thurston, Eric Holder, jackandjillpolitics.com, Race, Video, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

Baratunde Thurston and I appeared on MSNBC together to talk about the infamous chimp cartoon. Since then, we have been having the national conversation about race that Eric Holder wanted us to.

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The Young Turks Announce Candidacy for MSNBC Slot

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks, Msnbc, Cable News, Media, Keith Olbermann, Tyt, Media News
Cenk Uygur

Yes, I might have a funny name. Yes, I might have been accused of being a Muslim. But I remember another man who had similar problems who didn't let those things stand in his way.

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Air America vs. Fox News

Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, The Young Turks, Fox News, Air America, Rachel Maddow, Al Franken, Media News
Cenk Uygur

In 2008, former Air America host Al Franken was elected the next Senator from Minnesota. Current Air America host Rachel Maddow was given her own television show on MSNBC.

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Presidents Kill People, Especially Bush

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Newsweek, Civilian Casulaties, Michael Isikoff, Al Qaida, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, George W. Bush, The Young Turks, Osam Bin Laden, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

One out of ten times, someone is going to walk into the Oval Office and say, "I'm sorry Mr. President, our intelligence didn't pan out -- we accidentally hit a wedding. Ten civilians killed."

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The Ads Obama Should Run Against McCain and Palin

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Young Turks, Sarah Palin, Superdelegates Barack Obama, The Factor, Political Ads, Xm Satellite Radio, George Bush, Bill O'Reilly, John McCain, Arianna Huffington, You Tube, Planned Parenthood, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

These are two ads we put together at The Young Turks that we think Obama should run against McCain and Palin. So, we will be running them free of charge.

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The Group of 15

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: George W. Bush, The Group of 15, Telecom Immunity, Senator Feingold, The Young Turks, Joe Lieberman, Senate Democrats, Fisa, Democratic Senators, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

The Democrats who voted with the Republicans on FISA are actually worse than Joe Lieberman. Why? Because at least we know what we're getting with Lieberman.

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