The Young Turks, March 11, 2013

The Young Turks: March 11, 2013

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Ana, John Iadarola, and Desi Doyen hosting.  Immigration deal.  US corporate profits held overseas. Corporate tax rates. Bankers complaining about their salaries. Ana reads some TYTLive comments from Twitter.  Former Senator Scott Brown's new lobbyist job.  Joe Lieberman going to the American Enterprise Institute.  Senator Cruz’ thoughts about reaching out to the 47% that lost Romney the election in 2012.  Videos of Jeb Bush angrily answering questions about his potential presidential candidacy on the Sunday shows.  Video of Rep. Peter King boxing a champion kickboxer for charity. Regions of the tundra have thawed out due to global warming and are growing huge forests.

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Video of an overweight man participating in a resort’s exercise class...getting it!  Wells Fargo wrongfully going after a man for unpaid mortgage due to a mistake.  Despite the fact that they realized they made a mistake, they continued with a foreclosure.  Due to his bloodclot condition coupled with the stress they put on him over his home, he died while participating in a hearing about the case.  The story of the brutal rape and murder of a woman in India continues to develop.  One of the men being held for the crime has committed suicide. Tennis star Jennifer Capriati is being accused of domestic violence on her ex-boyfriend. Residents of a harbor community have urged community leaders to buy a particular apartment building that houses many ex-cons and push them out.  Remote Admin Tools, or “RATS” is a new hacking system that people use to see everything on the target’s computer.  2800 dead pigs were found in a Chinese river.  One of the main concerns is the possibility that this contaminated the drinking water for residents. The Chief Medical Officer of England is warning of antibiotic resistance.  Desi points out that the majority of our antibiotics go to farm animals instead of humans, to help them grow faster and larger, which has led to the emergence of the resistance.  A Clemson professor looked to discover why we have such an obsession with zombies right now.  She found that the interest spiked when we’re dealing with bad economic times.

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