Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 29, 2015
With a video montage of Americans rioting over incredibly important things such as sports and pumpkins, "The Daily Show" host exposes the double standard on reporting when it comes to the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 21, 2015
Inspired by our legislators' recent celebration of their bipartisan "Doc-Fix" Medicare measure, Jon Stewart and other "Daily Show" correspondents imagine what life would be like if "normal people" reacted the way Congress does to "the dutiful executing of basic occupational tasks." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 16, 2015
The news media trend of displaying teaser videos with clips of the deaths of Walter Scott and Eric Garner on loops is despicable at best And, as "The Daily Show" host points out, it's a trend we have to "nip in the bud, because it's not going anywhere The ubiquity of cellphones is far outpacing police awareness of the ubiquity of cellphones". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 14, 2015
The "Daily Show" host weighs in on Hillary Rodham Clinton's big -- albeit anticlimactic -- announcement about running for president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 13, 2015
Ever wonder how the U.S. government justifies making an annual $60 billion off students? Allow Sen. Elizabeth Warren to explain. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 7, 2015
The "Daily Show" host dedicated two segments Monday night to discussing Indiana's heinous Religious Freedom Restoration Act, including a witty bit on "pizza hate." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 7, 2015
Addressing some of the controversy surrounding Comedy Central's decision to hire Trevor Noah as the new host of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart made a plea Monday night to his audience to give Noah a chance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 4, 2015
No one has done more to combat the bullshit aired on cable news than Jon Stewart has over the years, but as the soon-to-be-retired "Daily Show" host puts it, it's tough to work in "media counter-errorism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 2, 2015
On a March 23 episode of "The Daily Show," Somali-born author and anti-Islam activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali made a staggering claim: “If you look at 70 percent of the violence in the world today, Muslims are responsible,” she told host Jon Stewart. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 25, 2015
How idealistic can one man making a heartfelt call for pay equality be? Jon Stewart finds out in a recent "Daily Show" segment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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