THE WAR ON WEED
Politico –
DEA chief deflects pols’ pot questionsLA Weekly –
Medical Marijuana Is ‘Sham’ Just to Get High, Obama Official SaysGQ –
Exclusive: In His Second Term, Obama Will Pivot to the Drug WarAmericans for Safe Access –
Obama Explains Increasing Medical Marijuana Crackdowns, Raids in ‘Rolling Stone’ InterviewHuffington Post –
In Defense of President Obama’s Medical Marijuana Policy
How Loss of Enthusiasm Among Youth Voters Could Cost Obama the Presidency
GUEST
Edward-Isaac Dovere- @IsaacDovere
Deputy White House Editor, Politico
http://www.politico.com/reporters/Edward-IsaacDovere.html
IS MITT THE MAN?
Mother Jones –
Romney Invested in Medical-Waste Firm That Disposed of Aborted Fetuses, Government Documents ShowMSNBC –
Romney adviser on health care law: It’s a penalty, not a taxBloomberg –
Wall Street Wins Neither With Obama Nor Romney Amid Glare
CONTRIBUTOR
Michael Shure- @MichaelShure
For more from Michael, check out: http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/contributors/michael-shure
TYT SUPREME COURT: ANDERSON COOPER IS GAY?!?
The Daily Beast –
Anderson Cooper: ‘The Fact Is, I’m Gay.’BuzzFeed –
Coming Out Could Be Anderson Cooper’s Best Career Move YetOUT Magazine –
The Glass Closet
The Glass Closet, Revisited
THE COURT
Ana Kasparian- @AnaKasparian
For more from Ana, check out: http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/contributors/ana-kasparian
Jayar Jackson- @JayarJackson
For more from Jayar, check out: http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/contributors/jayar-jackson
Shana Krochmal- @shananaomi
Producer, ‘The Young Turks’, Contributing Editor, OUT Magazine
http://www.out.com/entertainment/2008/09/22/glass-closet
DRILL MAYBE, DRILL
Associated Press –
Arctic drilling creeps forward nowU.S. Department of Homeland Security
Testimony of Admiral Robert Papp Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, on Coast Guard Operations in the Arctic, Before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationAlaska Dispatch –
Is US finally developing a grand strategy for its Arctic frontier?LA Times –
Salazar: U.S. to open more of Arctic Ocean to oil, gas drillingHerald UK –
Revealed: Shell’s poor safety record in the UKLloyd’s of London –
Arctic Opening: Opportunity and Risk in the High North
‘TIL XENU DO US PART
CNN –
Rupert Murdoch calls Scientology ‘very weird cult’ on TwitterEntertainment Weekly –
Rupert Murdoch on Scientology: ‘Something creepy, maybe even evil’People –
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise Split: The Scientology MysteryLA Times –
Rupert Murdoch wants Romney to win despite criticismsVanity Fair –
Sumner Redstone Credits Sumner Redstone for Saving Tom Cruise’s CareerThe Village Voice –
‘Scientology’ Archives
GUEST
Tony Ortega- @VoiceTonyO
Editor in Chief, The Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/
MEDIA WATCH: CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER
Live Science –
The History of Extreme Weather on Fourth of JulyReuters –
Eastern U.S. swelters with heat wave, power outagesHuffington Post –
Climate Change This Week: Extreme Heat, Thunder and More
