Bill Bratton Casually Reveals To Cenk Uygur That LAPD Coordinated With The CIA
Former LAPD Police Chief and Collaborate Or Perish! author William Bratton seems to have dropped something of a bomb on Current TV's The Young Turks, telling host Cenk Uygur Tuesday night that his LAPD "had interactions with the CIA" to "to make them aware of our capabilities and our needs."While the CIA's coordination...
Cenk Uygur To Al Gore In 2000: ‘For The Love Of God, Stop!’
Friday's year-end review episode of Current TV's The Young Turks was a veritable feast for longtime Young Turks viewers and noobs alike, as host Cenk Uygur gave each of his fellow Young Turks a turn in the spotlight. Among the treats was a piece of video, courtesy of longtime co-host Ben Mankiewicz, in which Cenk commits...
Cenk Uygur Blasts New York Times Coverage Of Eric Holder’s Voting Rights Speech
On Wednesday night's The Young Turks (on Current TV), host Cenk Uygur took The New York Times to the woodshed for that most irritating of mainstream media foibles: "some say"-variety false objectivity. Uygur took apart the Times' Charlie Savage for his coverage of Attorney General Eric Holder's Tuesday speech on voting rights...
Why The Young Turks–MSNBC dispute is a cautionary tale
This week's drama between The Young Turks creator and host Cenk Uygur and MSNBC has a sad tinge of inevitability to it, given the compromises required by the mainstream media. The major twist is just how loudly Uygur is raging against his former employer. 
Cenk Uygur On Why He Left MSNBC: ‘I Didn’t Want To Work In A Place… That Didn’t Challenge Power’
Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur's departure from the network earlier today was fairly quiet for a close-to-primetime host, and the network made it clear it was his choice to leave. It didn't take long for the newly liberated Uygur to address his fans, however, and explain what exactly he was doing with his...
Vid-Biz: Netflix, Apple TV, The Young Turks
Today on the Net: The Young Turks sign up with Revision3, early adopters of the 2nd gen Apple TV users are having rental time and HDMI issues and Netflix may be offering studios and networks $100,000 an episode for current TV shows. 
Countdown Guest Host Cenk Uygur Dubs MSNBC ‘The House That Olbermann Built’
Liberal firebrand and host of pioneering radio/webcast The Young Turks Cenk Uygur made his guest-hosting debut on MSNBC's Countdown last night, and as he signed off, delivered a thank you to regular host Keith Olbermann. Briefly describing Countdown's Bush-era emergence, Uygur said it was an honor to host the show "in the...
Howard Dean Fires Back At Fox News’ Response To Racism Accusation
Former Governor Howard Dean drew a characteristic rebuke from Fox News' Michael Clemente when he accused the network of "absolutely racist" coverage of the Shirley Sherrod story. Clemente called Dean a "failed candidate" who "blame(s) Fox for almost anything."Speaking to Dylan Ratigan fill-in and Young Turks host...
