A New Year’s Resolution For Democrats

Andrew O'Hehir / Salon Jan 2, 2020 If the party has any hope of defeating Donald Trump and his agenda in 2020, it needs to stop making excuses for why it lost in 2016. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Lashes Out at Congress Over 9/11 Victims Fund

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jun 11, 2019 The comedian and longtime advocate says "sick and dying" responders traveled to find few House panel members in attendance at the hearing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jimmy Dore: Television Comedians Are ‘Corporatists’ Who Are ‘Propping Up the Establishment’

BLANK Apr 7, 2017 In a discussion with Truthdig, the political commentator and comedian argued that “brilliant comedians” are becoming establishment mouthpieces. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Predict Trump’s Next Executive Orders (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 "The Late Show" hosted a special guest Tuesday—and no, despite the dead animal on his head and the overly long red tie, it wasn't the newly minted president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Best of Truthdig’s A/V Booth 2016: Some Chomsky, Some Comedy and a Whole Lot of Politics

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2016 Our list of the 10 most-viewed A/V Booth posts includes quite a variety of figures, but there's a constant throughout: the 2016 presidential election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Reflects on the Election: Not All Trump Voters Embody ‘the Worst of His Rhetoric’

BLANK Nov 18, 2016 The former "Daily Show" host criticizes the liberal community's hypocrisy and the GOP's "cynical" strategy in a TV interview with journalist Charlie Rose. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics at Emmys: Jeb Bush Joins Uber, ‘Transparent’s’ Jill Soloway Calls TV Show a ‘Revolution’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 19, 2016 Here's one surprising, trending catchphrase from Sunday night's event at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles: "Topple the patriarchy!" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Is Getting Back Into Political Comedy—but Not in the Form Many Might Expect (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2016 The former "Daily Show" host will be back on TV before the November general election with a new show on HBO. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart to Donald Trump and His Supporters in the Media: America Isn’t Yours

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2016 The former "Daily Show" host briefly took over "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on Thursday to expose the hypocrisy of conservative pundits who support a presidential candidate who embodies much of what they claimed to despise about President Obama. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert Brings Jon Stewart Out of Retirement to ‘Make Sense’ of Trump’s Candidacy (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2016 The "Late Show" host hunted down two former "Daily Show" characters to help him deal with the fact that none other than Donald J. Trump is the GOP's pick for president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart on How He Only Realized How Broken the U.S. Is After He Quit ‘The Daily Show’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2016 The former host of "The Daily Show" weighs in on Donald Trump (aka "man baby") and Hillary Clinton (whom he bills as "inauthentic"), telling his audience that however he painted the American political system on the show, "it's so much worse than you could ever imagine." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Samantha Bee Completely Nailed It in Her ‘Full Frontal’ Debut

By Kali Holloway / AlterNet Feb 10, 2016 "The Republicans laid out a banquet of all-you-can-eat crazy," the former "Daily Show" correspondent said. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )