19 Jun 2019

Following US elections with progressive media The Young Turks

From First Up, 5:21 am on 19 June 2019

In the US - who will go up against President Trump in the next elections? The first debate kicking off the race to win the Democratic leadership will begin next week. A record 23 Democrats of diverse genders, races and political backgrounds are lining up to try to stop Republican US President Donald Trump from winning a second term in the 2020 elections. To get a different perspective we want to follow the elections in a way that many younger Americans - Gen-Xers and millenials - will also through online news or through apps. Los Angeles based "The Young Turks" is the largest online news site in the world - they broadcast their own two hour news show every weekday and have a proud progressive slant. TYT provide a non-establishment look at US politics in particular. I spoke to one of the hosts, John Iadarola and began by asking what is progressive politics.