Bonus Episode, January 19, 2015

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Ben reads a list from Huffington Post on why women should masturbate and reveals a surprising number of women who masturbate.

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The Young Turks, January 19, 2015

The Young Turks: January 19, 2015

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Ben and Ana host the SCS “Banana Hour”. A new study from the Pew Research Center reveals that African Americans who were raised in middle class families find out that their income drops upon leaving home and have difficulty maintaining the same income when growing up. In Oklahoma, Police Chief Lewis Ross was shot by Dallas Horton for wrongfully raiding his home. There were claims of racism as Dallas, a white man, was not charged with the shooting. Police Chief Lewis Ross is an African American. A group of 500 moderate Muslims gathered in Texas to speak out against extremists in the Muslim community, but was met with protesters who were against the gathering of the moderate Muslims. A web site called Seeking Arrangement.com is helping women to seek sugardaddies to help pay their college tuition. LA based artist Ilma Gore from Silver Lake is pursuing an art experiment by allowing people to pay her to put tattoos on her body. Professional soccer player Ted Evans has been recently released from prison and is wondering if he can still pursue a career in soccer after being convicted of rape. Show notes by Bart Kyle Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Homeowner not charged after shooting Oklahoma police chief three times in raid: cops http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/homeowner-not-charged-shooting-okla-police-chief-article-1.2082717 LOS ANGELES-BASED ARTIST WILL TATTOO YOUR NAME ONTO HER BODY FOR $10 http://abc7.com/entertainment/los-angeles-based-artist-will-tattoo-your-name-onto-her-body-for-$10/479677/ WATCH: Protesters surround conference put on by Texas Muslims: ‘You are not Americans’ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/watch-protesters-surround-conference-put-on-by-texas-muslims-you-are-not-americans/ How Black Middle-Class Kids Become Poor Adults http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/how-black-middle-class-kids-become-black-lower-class-adults/384613/

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Johnny Pie & Ben “The Tank” Mankiewicz host TYT. President Obama will be proposing new tax reform policy and will be presenting it at tomorrow’s SOTU address. Fox News and Friends react to the proposal saying that President Obama is playing with politics and it is designed to enrage Republicans. Eric Holder has made a big move in “civil asset forfeiture” by limiting some of the amount of assets that the government can seize during a crime. In honor of MLK day, John and Ben read and take note of quotes by Martin Luther King. John has a slight disagreement with one of the quotes about religion and science. “Selma for Students” is a new program for middle and high school students allowing them to see the movie Selma for free, but the DeKalb county superintendent disagrees with allowing students to see the movie because of the language and violence. Bill Moyers, who was LBJ press secretary, recently viewed the movie and finds the portrayal of LBJ disingenuous. ISIS has released photos of executions of people who committed crimes against ISIS. Show notes by Bart Kyle Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD 11 forgotten Martin Luther King quotes that show he was a revolutionary http://www.vox.com/2015/1/19/7552977/martin-luther-king-quotes Obama To Propose Tax Hikes On Wealthy, Breaks For Middle Class http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/17/obama-sotu-taxes_n_6493144.html In Graphic Photos and On Twitter, ISIS Members Record and Tout Executions of Gay Men http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/16/in-graphic-videos-and-on-twitter-isis-members-record-and-tout-executions-of-gay-men.html Eric Holder Curbing Federal Government's Role In Civil Asset Forfeiture http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/16/holder-asset-forfeiture_n_6488816.html

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