From the show: Holder in contempt, rape in the military and marijuana in NYC

June 20, 2012
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NOT FAST, JUST FURIOUS

ABC News –
Obama Asserts Executive Privilege as Committee Votes Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress

Politico –
Eric Holder contempt vote: House panel moves against attorney general

NPR –
Executive Privilege: A Long (and Sometimes Sordid) History

 

CONTRIBUTOR
Michael Shure- @MichaelShure
For more from Michael, check out: http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/contributors/michael-shure

GUEST
Joe Williams-@jdub321
Politico Correspondent
http://www.politico.com/staffmembers/JosephWilliams.html

 

 

THE INVISIBLE WAR

TIME –
The Invisible War: When Soldiers Rape Soldiers

The Wrap –
Military Rape Documentary ‘Invisible War’ Leads to Policy Changes Before Its Opening

The Daily Beast –
Leon Panetta Lays Out New Rules to Combat Sexual Assault in U.S. Military

 

GUEST
Susan Burke- @Invisible_War
Lawyer, Contributor, ‘The Invisible War’
http://invisiblewarmovie.com/ 

 

 

GOPROUD FOR MITT

CBS News –
Conservative gay rights group endorses Romney

BuzzFeed –
A Mitt Romney Gay Rights Timeline

LA Times –
Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts history with same-sex marriage

Raw Story –
Dan Savage calls conservative LGBT group ‘House f*ggots’ over Romney endorsement

 

GUEST
Jimmy LaSalvia- @JimmyLaSalvia
Co-Founder, GOProud
http://goproud.org/

 

POWER PANEL: THE LESSER OF EVILS AND JULIAN ASSANGE

Bloomberg –
Obama Leads in Poll as Voters View Romney as Out of Touch

BBC –
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador embassy

USA Today –
WikiLeaks’ Assange faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador embassy

 

PANEL

Megan Carpentier- @megancarpentier
Executive Editor, Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/ 

Alyona Minkovsky- @TheAlyonaShow
Host, The Alyona Show
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlyonaShow

 

STONERS AND THE CITY

Huffington Post –
Texas Democratic Party Platform Endorses Decriminalization of Marijuana

New York Times –
Divide in Albany Kills Proposal on Marijuana

Reuters –
NY’s Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Goes to Pot

NYCLU –
NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Activity in 2011

Salon.com –
Feeding the obesity crisis

 

CONTRIBUTOR
Ana Kasparian- @AnaKasparian
For more from Ana, check out: http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/contributors/ana-kasparian

 

RAGE CAGE: HEALTH CARE AND 9/11

Salon.com –
New NSA docs contradict 9/11 claims

Politico –
Fix health care after Supreme Court ruling, poll says

AP-GfK Poll –
June 2012