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The Young Turks

The Young Turks is Home of The Progressives. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and a host of progressive voices deliver the news and provocative commentary. Whether you are seeking a breakdown of current events, politics and the mainstream media or just a quick laugh, the TYT daily podcast will always keep you informed and entertained.

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Ticking Time Bomb Mar 02, 2022

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Russia hit major cities across Ukraine with increasingly heavy shelling as the conflict escalated on its sixth day while a vast convoy of Russian forces is threatening the capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a passionate speech to the European Parliament in defiance of Russia’s ongoing invasion of his country. His words were so moving that the English translator could be heard choking up. According to current and former U.S. officials, U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing increasingly frustrated by his military struggles in Ukraine and may see his only option as doubling down on violence. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) endorsed the idea of creating a no-fly zone over Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the eastern European country. The United Nations has admitted that some non-Europeans refugees have faced discrimination while trying to flee to safety at Ukraine borders after their experiences were dismissed as lies and “Russian disinformation” by online commentators. Senate Republicans, joined by Joe Manchin, voted to block debate on a bill that would codify Roe v. Wade and protect it from being gutted by the Supreme Court.

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian

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Going NuclearDNP Mar 01, 2022

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A Russian State TV host threatened nuclear war and asked, “Why do we need the world if Russia won’t be in it?” An embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its bond with the West on Monday by applying to join the European Union, while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at ending the fighting concluded with no deal but an agreement to keep talking. The U.S. Treasury Department announced further sanctions against Russia’s central bank, which would immobilize any of its assets in the U.S. or held by Americans. The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union showed no signs of stopping Monday, with the U.N. estimating that more than 500,000 people have already escaped Russia’s burgeoning war against Ukraine. The garrison of troops on Snake Island, once feared dead after defying commands coming from a Russian warship, are still alive, but captured, Ukraine’s navy said. Former Attorney General William Barr writes in a new book that former President Donald Trump has “shown he has neither the temperament nor persuasive powers to provide the kind of positive leadership that is needed,” and that it is time for Republicans to focus on rising new leaders in the party.

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian

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""No to War!"" Feb 25, 2022

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Russian tanks entered the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, on Friday morning as the city was rocked by explosions and gunfire. An entire garrison of 13 Ukrainian border guards was killed in the first day of fighting on the nation’s Snake Island after the soldiers refused to surrender to invading Russian forces. Over 1,000 Russians were arrested for protesting Putin’s Ukraine invasion. President Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Tucker Carlson blamed Putin for the aggression that he has been defending for months.

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War of Aggression Feb 25, 2022

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech announcing a military operation in Ukraine that countries that interfere with Russian actions will face “consequences you have never seen.” Steve Bannon and Erik Prince praised Putin and Russia for LGBTQ intolerance. A confused Trump told Laura Ingraham that U.S. Soldiers landed in Ukraine to fight the Russians. Stocks and energy markets reel after Russia attacked Ukraine. Last year, investors bought nearly one in seven homes sold in America’s top metropolitan areas, the most in at least two decades.

Hosts: Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur

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Moscow Mule Feb 24, 2022

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Trump praised Putin’s ‘genius’ incursion into Ukraine. Ukraine has urged its citizens in Russia to evacuate. The U.S. Supreme Court formally rejected Donald Trump’s request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating last year’s deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters. An alt-right and Nazi group attended a protest against a communist manifesto reading in a public library that was organized by an African American left-leaning movement. Last year, investors bought nearly one in seven homes sold in America’s top metropolitan areas, the most in at least two decades.

Hosts: Ana Kasparian

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Guilty Verdict Feb 23, 2022

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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers were found guilty on all counts in their federal hate crimes trial. Searching for a strategy to avoid a 2022 midterm disaster, advisers to President Biden have discussed elevating a unifying Republican foil not named Donald Trump. A new study says that ‘Stand your Ground’ laws are linked to an 11% rise in US firearm homicides. A jury found that an Atlanta officer accused of profiling Black trans woman must pay $1.5 million for false arrest. Candace Owens has called for the U.S. to invade Canada to stop Justin Trudeau from cracking down on trucker protests.

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Dr. Rashad Richey

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War Drums Feb 22, 2022

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation on Monday, giving a lengthy speech in which he aired national grievances and laid out the historical claims he believes Russia has to Ukraine. Tulsi Gabbard’s newly-announced speaking appearance at CPAC draws ridicule. Trump's new social media app has 'technical problems.' Michigan coach Juwan Howard punched a Wisconsin Coach. A proposed Tennessee bill would designate some gun owners as law enforcement. Progressive Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is shaking up the Democratic Establishment.

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, David Shuster

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Den of Vice Feb 19, 2022

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Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. A new study says that 3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit. Top Democrats told Axios that the ""hard-left politics"" of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and the so-called ""Squad,"" once a dominant theme for vast numbers of elected Democrats, are backfiring big-time on the party in power. Donald Trump's political action committee reportedly spent $375,000 to rent office space in Trump Tower — even though the committee has no presence in New York.

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Francesca Fiorentini

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Ammo over Americans Feb 18, 2022

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Progressive candidates have crashed this year’s Democratic primaries, hoping to unseat incumbents and push the party to the left. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the fifth-ranking Democrat in the House, has other plans. A D.C. police lieutenant has been suspended over alleged ties to a right-wing group. Factory workers in Haiti go on strike to demand higher wages. President Biden is set to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget. Activists are pressuring Amazon to divest from Omni Air International, a company at the center of ICE’s deportation machine.

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Francesca Fiorentini

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Rudy's Bedroom Feb 17, 2022

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Rudy Giuliani claims that he has evidence that proves Hillary Clinton spied on Donald Trump following the 2016 election. Recordings from law enforcement conferences reveal how tech companies are lobbying cops for contracts. An Indiana school reportedly provided parents with a form to 'opt out' of Black History Month. The U.S. nuked an island and now refuses to help its residents. Truck drivers at the port of L.A. are unionizing.

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