Reflecting on Some of Jon Stewart’s Best Moments: ‘The Daily Show’ Interviews

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 7, 2015 As Jon Stewart heads into the final stretch of hosting “The Daily Show,” Truthdig has chosen some of our favorite segments from both his popular Comedy Central news satire and other news shows on which he appeared—usually to the chagrin of those shows. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cramer Still Smarting From Stewart Smackdown

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2009 File under "sour grapes," perchance? CNBC's highly animated "Mad Money" pundit Jim Cramer is attempting to do some damage control after being thoroughly owned by Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" a month ago Cramer grumps about the episode to Ohio State University's student publication, The Lantern Let ’er rip, Jim!. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CNBC Does Damage Control After Stewart-Cramer Showdown

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2009 CNBC and sister cabler MSNBC promoted Jim Cramer's appearance on "The Daily Show" last week, but that was before he was soundly trounced by Jon Stewart. After the fact, CNBC and its affiliate networks haven't exactly been playing highlight clips in heavy rotation, and some industry types believe that damage may have been done to the financial network's reputation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jim Cramer’s Stock Market Manipulation Primer

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2009 So, CNBC hyperpundit Jim Cramer was the very picture of contrition during his cringe-tastic appearance on Thursday night's "Daily Show." But let's revisit this moment from 2006 -- when Cramer brought a much haughtier version of himself to TheStreet.com TV to discuss, among other delightful topics, how to "create a new truth to develop a fiction" whilst in "hedge-fund mode" -- shall we? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Madoff Hauled Off, Cramer Dressed Down

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2009 Once again, the economy is front and center on "Left, Right & Center" -- and with good reason. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart’s Not Buying What Jim Cramer’s Selling

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2009 In this highly anticipated face-off between Jon Stewart and CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday's "Daily Show," Cramer furiously backpedals as he's zinged repeatedly by a (mostly) courteous but relentless Stewart, who questions whether Cramer isn't a snake-oil salesman who has supported the myth that there is one unified economic system that works the same for everybody while knowing that's not the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Stewart vs. Cramer

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2009 Jon Stewart is on a tear these days, taking on the wild world of financial punditry one shouty bald guy at a time. This episode is dedicated to CNBC's Jim Cramer, who, try as he may to deny it, just seemed to have a thing for Bear Stearns stock -- mere days before the company tanked. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Bush Put a Hit Out on Fannie, Freddy?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2008 From madcap marketeer Jim Cramer to wired alt-blogger Scott Thill, there are more than a few braniacs who believe the Bush White House did not just watch the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac but actually engineered it as yet another sortie in the long GOP war against the New Deal. Never fear, though, as The Onion has already written a satirical report on efforts to build a better bubble. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )