Guest host Mark Thompson and “The Young Turks” contributors Ben Mankiewicz and Dorothy Lucey talk with the Sierra Club’s Lena Moffitt about Shell’s plans to drill in the Gulf of Mexico. watch video
Mark Thompson, Dorothy Lucey and Ben Mankiewicz debate the seriousness of reports that the Department of Justice seized phone records from the Associated Press and talk about what made the seizure possible. watch video
Former CIA agent Lindsay Moran talks with guest host Mark Thompson about the validity of Russia’s claims that U.S. diplomat Ryan C. Fogle attempted to recruit a Russian officer. watch video
Guest host Mark Thompson talks with “The War Room” host Michael Shure about reports that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative and tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status. watch video
Guest host Mark Thompson, Ana Kasparian, Jayar Jackson and “The Young Turks” producer Hermela Aregawi break down the allegations that Bakersfield, Calif., police officers beat a man to death. watch video
Cenk Uygur, “The Edge” host Mark Thompson, The Nation’s Lee Fang and comedian Jimmy Dore criticize President Obama’s inability to deliver on his first-term promise to close Guantanamo Bay. watch video
![[GRAPHIC] Tribune Papers](http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/files/2013/04/GRAPHIC-Tribune-Papers1-300x169.jpg)
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, “The Edge” host Mark Thompson, The Nation’s Lee Fang and comedian Jimmy Dore react to rumors that conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch intend to buy the Tribune Company and all the newspapers under its [...] watch video
![[GRAPHIC] Syria Poll](http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/files/2013/04/GRAPHIC-Syria-Poll-300x169.jpg)
Cenk Uygur, “The Edge” host Mark Thompson, The Nation’s Lee Fang and comedian Jimmy Dore talk about President Obama’s claim that the government needs more information on Syria’s use of chemical weapons to determine if the Syrians crossed our “red [...] watch video
![[GRAPHIC] Workplace and Terror Deaths](http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/files/2013/04/GRAPHIC-Workplace-and-Terror-Deaths1-300x169.jpg)
Cenk Uygur, The Nation contributor Leslie Savan, “The Edge” host Mark Thompson and Mediaite.com editor Noah Rothman discuss why the Boston Marathon bombing received so much more media coverage than the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion. watch video
![[GRAPHIC] NYT Obama](http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/files/2013/04/GRAPHIC-NYT-Obama1-300x169.jpg)
Leslie Savan, Mark Thompson and Noah Rothman debate the topic of a New York Times piece that questions Obama’s effectiveness in the wake of Congress voting down reform of the background check requirements for purchasing firearms. watch video
