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July 13 2017 – Tamara Estes
On the Tip Of the Iceberg
Written by Stacey Khizder Since 2014, scientists have been monitoring a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf of the Arctic peninsula. Earlier on Wednesday, scientists announced that the crack has broken off into the largest iceberg ever recorded, measuring at about the size of Delaware. The ice-age squirrel may not be the only one to blame... While scientist say...
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July 12 2017 – Tamara Estes
Abstract Cenk
Written by Stacey Khizder On Tuesday, Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks CEO, founder, and lead-host, interviewed Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). Senator Manchin has been labeled as the most conservative Democrat, however, he describes himself as “fiscally responsible and socially compassionate”, as shown in the exclusive TYT interview. Cenk challenged Senator Manchin on topics such as the Dream Act vote, to...
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July 07 2017 – Tamara Estes
Klanbusters
Written by Stacey Khizder On Thursday, President Donald Trump gave a speech in Warsaw, Poland, which is now being critiqued as an “alt-right manifesto” (Vox). In the speech, the President of the United States insinuated that Europe and North America are digressing because of changes in demographic population. He also notes that “the fight against radical Islam” will “prevail” in...
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June 28 2017 – Tamara Estes
Water Is Life
Written by Stacey Khizder Without water, we have no life. That’s as simple as it gets. Yet, American politicians do not understand that a nation cannot thrive without access to clean drinking water. A few weeks ago, news broke that the infamous, but now forgotten, Dakota Access Pipeline started to leak, which would affect drinking water to hundreds of communities....
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June 26 2017 – Tamara Estes
Real Life Cruella de Vil
Written by Stacey Khizder Betsy DeVos, the United States’ education secretary, is a threat to education. Over the past few months, DeVos has shown her disapproval for the public school system, and her hopes to privatize it. Meanwhile, the majority of American students rely on the public-school system for education, as private schools are only obtainable for families of high...
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June 15 2017 – Tamara Estes
Got Greens?
Written by Stacey Khizder In May, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a letter asking Congress to authorize the United States Department of Justice to prosecute those who use marijuana for medical or recreational purposes, in states where it is legal. With this, Sessions is actively pushing the U.S. government further away from fully legalizing marijuana nation-wide, which would only be...
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June 14 2017 – Tamara Estes
Support Independent Media
Written by Stacey KhizderAlthough The Young Turks has only been around for 15 years, TYT has re-established the standards for authentic and honest journalism. Since 2002, the network has grown to become the largest online independent media outlet in the world. People began to realize that there are other ways to watch the news with the expansion of the internet and...
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June 09 2017 – Dan Evans-Nakamura
Show Your Pride!
Written by Stacey Khizder The month of June is International Pride Month, when the impact and influence of the LGBTQ+ community is not only recognized, but celebrated. To have pride is to exert a positive and wholesome approach to fight discrimination, hatred, violence, and marginalization towards the LGBTQ+ community. This month, along with every other day of the year, is...
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June 06 2017 – Dan Evans-Nakamura
It’s Getting Hot In Here...
Written by Stacey Khizder Last Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, an international consensus made amongst the United Nations regarding climate change. Out of all 197 nations that participated in the Paris climate accord, 147 of them have agreed to take on initiatives that would prevent further continuation of climate change,...
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June 01 2017 – Jeni B
UPDATED: STAND UP for Mother Nature!
Let's not beat around the bush. Climate change is the real deal and more people should be talking about it. Start the conversation with one of our in-your-face shirts featuring charts from Al Gore's latest Ted Talk. Click on the shirt to select a size and purchase!
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June 01 2017 – Dan Evans-Nakamura
What is the ‘Resistance’?
Written by Stacey Khizder By now, you’ve probably heard about the resistance. But what is it? After the election of Donald Trump, hundreds of thousands of people vowed to join the ‘resistance,’ a movement meant to oppose Trump, his administration, and the right-wing dominance of legislative government. It started off as a sincere initiative to organize the masses towards progressive change,...
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April 05 2017 – Jeni B
Klanbuster Baseball Caps
Artist, ABCNT, shares his inspiration and process behind this design.
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April 04 2017 – Jeni B
New ShopTYT Experience
Welcome to the NEW and IMPROVED ShopTYT experience!! We've heard all of your feedback and updated the site just for you! YOU have always been the heartbeat of TYT. We started this shop with just a couple of shirts at the request of our supporters looking for logo shirts to represent. We have been surprised, but thrilled, with the overwhelming growth and response worldwide!!!...
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