Jon Stewart's Blog, page 50

World of Class Warfare - The Poor's Free Ride Is Over

The problem with increasing the marginal tax rate on the rich isn't that it engages in class warfare, it's that it's fighting on the wrong side of the war.

What Are You Friggin' Nuts Over There? - New Jersey's AA-

The credit rating agency Fitch downgrades New Jersey's credit rating from an AA to an AA-.

Anne Hathaway

Actress Anne Hathaway ages 20 years during the course of her film "One Day."

World of Class Warfare - Warren Buffett vs. Wealthy Conservatives

Warren Buffett's op-ed is a thoughtful treatise on the advantages the super-wealthy currently enjoy at the hands of the tax code, or to put it another way, "class warfare."

8/18/11 in :60 Seconds

Fox News' Eric Bolling thinks Warren Buffett's a socialist, the government investigates Standard & Poor's, and Anne Hathaway's a Scrabble fiend.

Michael Steele

MSNBC's Michael Steele discusses the GOP's movement toward institutionalization and wants establishment Republicans to stop trying to widen the presidential field.

DOMA Sweet DOMA - Beer & Anchor Nursing

Rick Santorum bases his argument against gay marriage on the idea that water could never be turned into an alcoholic beverage, and the Obama administration won't defend DOMA.

Indecision 2012 - Elephant Stampede to the White House - The Media Turns to Paul Ryan

Michele Bachmann's win and Rick Perry's jolt of excitement belong to the ages, and Ed Schultz thinks Barack Obama is Rick Perry's black cloud.

Indecision 2012 - Elephant Stampede to the White House - Black Clouds & Red Herrings

Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver dig for patterns of racially insensitive language in America's political landscape.

8/17/11 in :60 Seconds

The media wants a Paul Ryan, John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac debate the racially sensitive issue of black clouds, and Michael Steele considers the field of Republican candidates.