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Upholding the First Amendment

Adam Zyglis Sep 25, 2025 Dig deeper

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Republican Comics

Michael de Adder Sep 18, 2025 Dig deeper

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CBS Cancels Colbert Late Show

Peter Kuper Jul 21, 2025 Dig deeper

Media

The Paramount Capitulation

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Jul 21, 2025 The submission of corporate liberals and centrist institutions to the Trump administration is nearly complete. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Who Edits the Wikipedia Editors?

CELISA CALACAL / Independent Media Institute Feb 5, 2019 The online encyclopedia relies on 250,000 users to maintain its integrity, but pitfalls in the system can allow "facts" to be distorted. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Jumps Into 2020 Presidential Race

JUANA SUMMERS / The Associated Press Jan 15, 2019 The senator from New York, who joins a growing field of Democratic contenders, sets health care, schools and job training as priorities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Oliver: No Law Requires Separating Immigrant Parents From Children (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2018 The "Last Week Tonight" host becomes the latest in a line of political comedians to condemn Attorney General Jeff Sessions' “objectively awful" directives at the U.S. border with Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren, Stephen Colbert on 2016 Primaries, Sexual Harassment (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2017 The Massachusetts senator discusses the hottest topics in American politics with the "Late Show" host. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colin Kaepernick Named GQ’s ‘Citizen of the Year’

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Nov 13, 2017 The magazine is honoring the man who started the "Take a Knee" movement for being a "powerful symbol of activism and resistance." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Taking Down Confederate Monuments (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host argues that removing the racist symbols is a way to come to terms with American history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Late-Night Show Hosts on the Las Vegas Attack

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2017 Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and other comedians respond to the massacre in Nevada with a variety of messages, many calling for gun control. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Late Night Show Hosts Weigh In on James Comey’s Firing (Videos)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 11, 2017 The former FBI head thought he was being "pranked" when news broke that he had been fired, but Stephen Colbert points out he'd actually been "Trump'd." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )