Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Donald "Roach Restaurant" Trump Attacks "Dirty" Red Hen


Trump is legendary for his projection, even among Republicans. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down.

Saudi Women Hit the Road as Kingdom Overturns Ban on Female Driving


A Brief History of Fat, and Why We Hate It


Fat is a complex organ, as essential as the heart or liver. Why do we hate it? Produced by the Science Communication Lab.

#democracynow: Top US News & World Headlines — June 27, 2018


Lawmaker: I Won't Delete Retweet of Nazi Sympathizer


CNN's Chris Cuomo questions Rep. Steve King (R-IA) about retweeting a message from a self-described Nazi sympathizer who has expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler.


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”Dave Rubin Is a Clueless Fraud”


Dave Rubin is one clueless guy! Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

#F24Debate: The Migration Crisis: An Unholy Rift


Keith Ellison: Court Tailored to Trump's Ugly Philosophy


Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress, reacts to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Trump's travel ban, saying Trump has "his Supreme Court tailor-made to his ugly philosophy."

US ‘Isolated’ as Iran Moves Closer to EU & Russia – Professor


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned Iran will ‘face the wrath of the world’ if it pursues nuclear weapons. Meanwhile the top diplomats of Germany, United Kingdom, Russia and France are scrambling to rebuild the nuclear deal the United States abandoned in May. Dan Kovalik, professor of international human rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, joins Manila Chan to discuss.

Obama Adviser to Democrats: Don’t Follow Trump to the Bottom


Former Obama adviser David Axelrod discusses Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) call to confront Trump officials.

#democracynow : Top US News & World Headlines — June 26, 2018


How Mitt Romney Plans to Take on Trump


CNN's Dana Bash reports on Mitt Romney's complex approach to President Trump as he runs for senate in Utah, saying he is ready to speak out against Trump if he disagrees, but recognizes it's Trump's Republican Party.

Dan Rather: Trump Not a Descendant of Some God


Journalist Dan Rather says Trump's call to take away due process for undocumented immigrants is contrary to American ideals and classic authoritarianism.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Sanders Speaks about Being Asked to Leave Restaurant


White House press secretary Sarah Sanders addresses being asked to leave a Virginia restaurant, saying "calls for harassment and the push for any Trump supporter to avoid the public is unacceptable."

'One Man Rule' for Turkey after Erdogan's Election Win?


Turkey has become a "one-man regime" - the words of President Erdogan's main rival after losing yesterday's election by ten million votes. The Turkish leader wins another five years in office, in what is seen as the country's most important poll in decades.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad | Full Interview with Russian NTV


Erdogan Almighty: Turkey Elections Hand President Enhanced Powers


What Will Erdogan Do as Executive President? | Inside Story


Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dominated Turkey's political scene for the past 16 years, and looks set to continue for many more to come. His re-election on Sunday makes him Turkey's first executive president. That means he has new, expanded powers because of changes to the constitution approved in last year's referendum.

His main opposition rival accepts the result - but Muharrem Ince says the election was unfair, and warns Erdogan's 'one man rule' is a danger to Turks. So how will the balance of power be changed?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan | Guests: Enes Bayrakli - Professor of International Relations, Turkish-German University; Selim Sazaka - Fellow at the Century Foundation focusing on Turkey's foreign policy in the Middle East; Ege Seckin - Turkey specialist, IHS Markit financial services company


#brennpunkt: Wie viel Türkei braucht Österreich?


Lehnt sich Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan vor den Türkei-Wahlen zu weit aus dem Fenster? Und ist der neue selbstbewusste Kurs der österreichischen Bundesregierung nötig - oder zu riskant? Darüber diskutierte krone.at-Kolumnistin und #brennpunkt-Moderatorin Katia Wagner mit Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), Juristin und Sektionschefin im Integrationsressort des Außenministeriums Susanne Raab, Chef des Türkischen Kulturvereins Birol Kilic und Leiter der Landesverteidigungsakademie Brigadier Walter Feichtinger.

Achim Steiner: "The World Won’t Improve on Its Own" | DW English


"We are living in a political moment in which nationalism, protectionism, and withdrawal have become a great temptation," says the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner. On DW Interview, he praised Germany’s role in the refugee crisis.