John Oliver Furiously Reminds Leaders That Lives Hang in the Balance as Brexit Is Negotiated (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2016 Using an example of a Portuguese woman distraught about what to tell her two daughters, one of whom was born in the UK, the "Last Week Tonight" host says, "Just tell them that they might be screwed because a pig-f****r called for a vote, a bus had some bullshit written on it, and then two idiots called Nigel and Boris quoted President Bill Pullman They'll totally understand". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Oliver on ‘Brexit’: Brits Would Be ‘Bat-Shit Crazy’ to Leave the European Union (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2016 On the upcoming British referendum on whether the U.K. should exit the E.U., the "Last Week Tonight" host expresses his ideas in a "violently British" way--some of which involves a hateful song. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Trumpism? The Slaying of MP Jo Cox by an Anti-Immigrant ‘Britain First’ White Man

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 19, 2016 The assassination of Jo Cox, a progressive Labour Party member of the United Kingdom's Parliament, should make all of us wary of ultranationalism and where it can take our countries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )