VIDEO: Jon Stewart Loses His Cool in a Gut-Wrenchingly Honest Monologue on the Charleston Shooting
Beginning with an apology for his inability to deliver comic relief on Thursday in the wake of the church shooting in South Carolina, the "Daily Show" host gave a long speech about racial tensions in the United States and, above all, how frustrating it is that America won't do "jack shit" even in the face of vicious attacks from within.Beginning with an apology for his inability to deliver comic relief Thursday in the wake of the church shooting in South Carolina, the “Daily Show” host gave a long speech about racial tensions in the United States, his anger at the media for mislabeling terrorism and, above all, how frustrating it is that America won’t do “jack shit” even in the face of vicious attacks from within.
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Written after the 45th president was inaugurated, Terrance Hayes’ sonnets have an urgency that will leave readers’ heads spinning.
VIDEO: Obama Gives Scathing Speech on Race and Gun Violence at Charleston Shooting Victim’s Memorial
In the intensifying debate over the Confederate flag, important clues about the true meaning of this seditious symbol are staring us in the face.
It was flown by South Carolinians in the fight against the Redcoats during the Revolutionary War and was the first American flag to fly over the South. Best of all, the Moultrie Flag has the word “Liberty” written into the crescent moon, underscoring this key American value, so important for all peoples living in the South.
As long as gun control is a cause linked to ideology and party -- and as long as the National Rifle Association and its allies claim a monopoly on individual rights arguments -- reasonable steps will be ground to death by the Washington Obstruction Machine.
At a time when in-depth discussions are more necessary than ever, ignorance will prevail over intellectualism; a third of Americans can't tell you what the term "transgender" means; meanwhile, propaganda is a powerful factor behind the growing prison problem we face in the U.S. These discoveries and more after the jump.
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