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VIDEO: Charlie Brooker Despairs at 2015, a Year of ‘Fascistic Demagogues’ Capitalizing on Tragedies

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2016 With dry wit, the British comedian looks back at the most notable events of 2015, including mass shootings in the United States and beyond, media reactions toward Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's election, and the ominous rise of Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Here’s How Insane Our Lack of Gun Control Looks From Abroad

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 9, 2015 In a clip that's as relevant today as it was two years ago when it was filmed, British comedian Charlie Brooker takes a hard look at the gun violence that now characterizes America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Here’s a Satirical Take on the 40 Things the News Wants You to Be Afraid Of

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 21, 2015 British satirist Charlie Brooker delves into a horrendously long list of things Western news outlets say we should fear, admonishing the media for their fear-mongering ways with his simultaneously biting and deadpan style of humor It'll have you shaking in your boots with laughter . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We as Individuals Became ‘Ever More Powerless’ and ‘Unable to Challenge Anything’ in 2014

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 5, 2015 In "Charlie Brooker's 2014 Wipe," the British satirist and creator of the dystopian show "Black Mirror" takes a hard look at the news highlights of the past year and comes to the grim realization that we live in a time in which the powers that be are continually destabilizing what we understand as reality to further exert their control over the masses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How to Report the News

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 This clip is, as they say across the pond, brilliant. A humorous fellow by the name of Charlie Brooker has cracked the not-so-secret code to how one properly reports the news, and it involves meaningful hand gestures, well-timed freezes, man-on-the-street reportage and headless shots of overweight people milling through metropolitan foot traffic. Watch and learn! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )