Samantha Bee Cautions Americans About the Parallels Between Trump and Brexit (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2016 "While the Brits were waking up in the ruins of their nation and saying, 'Oh God! What have we done?' " the "Full Frontal" host quips, "a lot of Americans were looking over and saying, 'Oh God! What are we about to do?' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

VIDEO: Is Right-Wing Populism the New Normal?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2016 While it might be tempting to view the political success of Donald Trump as something uniquely American, Guardian journalist Gary Younge explains that "most Western nations have their own Trump: a racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic demagogue appealing to a mix of nationalist nostalgia, patriotic myth, class grievance and economic insecurity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Western Europe’s Right-Wing Parties Are Sensational but Ineffectual

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 The current transatlantic view of Europe is one of continental political decline, elegant at best but ominous at worst. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rap Compilation of Conservative Speeches Is the Only U.K. Election Message You Need

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 4, 2015 The United Kingdom is holding elections in May, and while David Cameron, Nigel Farage and their classist, racist cronies are out to convince the public to vote for them with sugar-coated messages, the British comedy duo Cassetteboy knows what they're really peddling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is There Still Hope for the European Union?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 27, 2014 Far-right, Eurosceptic political parties won significant victories in the recent European parliament elections, but does this spell the end of the EU? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )