Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., returns, this time to talk about John Boehner’s re-election to speaker of the House. Rev. Jesse Jackson joins with details on the shocking death toll in Chicago as violent crime rises. Patti Giggans, executive director of Peace Over Violence, speaks with Cenk Uygur as he looks into how India’s laws and culture may change as a major case brings rape to the forefront. Cenk revisits the gifts and advantages Wall Street and corporate CEOs will get thanks to the so-called fiscal cliff deal, and Michelle Bachmann still won’t let the Obamacare fight go. Plus, TYT contributor Ben Mankiewicz brings his dad, Frank, to the show to share some political insight.
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Cenk on India rape outcry: ‘If you don’t have justice in the court, people are going to look elsewhere’
Cenk Uygur and “The Young Turks” contributor Ana Kasparian talk about the brutal rape of a 23-year-old woman in India and the widespread protests because it can take up to nine years to prosecute a sexual assault. watch video
Rev. Jesse Jackson on Chicago violence: ‘We need a comprehensive plan to get jobs in and guns and drugs out’
Helping us keep our promise to continue covering gun violence in 2013, Rev. Jesse Jackson talks with Cenk Uygur about efforts to keep guns out of Chicago. watch video
Rep. Ellison: ‘If Republicans want to do cuts, we should do cuts — from corporate welfare’
Cenk Uygur talks to Rep. Keith Ellison, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about the so-called fiscal cliff vote. watch video
