Cenk Uygur has new updates on Speaker John Boehner’s latest attempts to force Obama to give Republicans more fiscal concessions. Louisiana meteorologist Rhonda Lee talks about being fired after defending herself against racist comments on Facebook. Ana Kasparian digs into comparisons between education in the U.S. and education in South Korea, and Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, weighs in on education policy. Cenk goes Aggressive Progressive on big banks and the controversy surrounding HSBC being “too big to indict.” Plus, medical marijuana dispensary owner Steve DeAngelo reveals what it’s like to get major pressure from the federal government.
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Eliot Spitzer pulls a Cenk Uygur about HSBC scandal during a live tease for ‘Viewpoint’
In what was supposed to be a quick live tease during “The Young Turks” for “Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer,” the former governor went all … Cenk Uygur on us, ranting about HSBC’s lightweight fine for its role in helping terrorists [...] watch video
No HSBC bankers going to prison for aiding al-Qaida proves that the wealthy ‘have a get-of-out-jail-free card forever’
Cenk calls out the justice system for letting HSBC get away with paying only $1.92 billion in fines after laundering money for Mexican cartels and al-Qaida. watch video
Louisiana reporter fired after politely answering racist viewers was told by KTBS general manager to ‘thank them for watching’
Louisiana meteorologist Rhonda Lee tells Cenk Uygur about defending herself against racially motivated comments on Facebook and then being fired from KTBS News for it. watch video
From the show: Education around the world and a presidential history of drugs
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