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The Whitest Guy in History as Michael Jackson

Season 21 • 01/28/2016

The film "Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon" casts white actor Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.

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DeRay Mckesson - Tackling Racism Through the Black Lives Matter Movement
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DeRay Mckesson explains how he went from being a high school teacher to a Black Lives Matter activist and discusses the unique challenges African Americans face with police.
01/26/2016
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Getting Personal at CNN's Democratic Town Hall
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During CNN's Democratic town hall, moderator Chris Cuomo gives Martin O'Malley a heartless hypothetical, and Hillary Clinton defends herself to a brusque audience member.
01/26/2016
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ISIS Tightens Its Purse Strings
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ISIS cuts back on spending after the U.S. bombs a building holding millions of dollars of the terrorist organization's money.
01/26/2016
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Donald Trump vs. Megyn Kelly
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Donald Trump pulls out of a Republican presidential debate after Fox News announces that network anchor Megyn Kelly will be the moderator.
01/27/2016
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A Twist Ending for Planned Parenthood
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A grand jury indicts a pair of undercover anti-abortion activists who claimed to catch Planned Parenthood selling baby body parts for profit.
01/27/2016
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Jerry Seinfeld - From Retirement to "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld weighs in on aging and chats about his web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
01/27/2016
03:53

Ted Cruz vs. Donald Trump
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GOP presidential frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz don't get along, and the rest of the Republican party isn't eager to pick sides.
01/28/2016
06:16

Ryan Lizza - Donald Trump's Hostile GOP Takeover
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Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker talks about attending Donald Trump rallies and weighs in on whether the businessman has a chance of winning the GOP presidential nomination.
01/28/2016
03:15

Ted Cruz or Donald Trump: Who's Marginally Less Awful?
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In a matchup of the two GOP presidential frontrunners, Jordan Klepper and Hasan Minhaj imagine whether Donald Trump or Ted Cruz would be a less terrible president.
01/28/2016
04:48

Advertisement Tonight - Marco Rubio's Endorsement and Bernie Sanders's "America"
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Roy Wood Jr. breaks down political ads, including Marco Rubio's pseudo-celebrity endorsement and Bernie Sanders's pandering ode to Iowans.
01/28/2016
02:17

The Whitest Guy in History as Michael Jackson
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The casting of white actor Joseph Fiennes as the late Michael Jackson in the British television movie "Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon" stirs up controversy.
01/28/2016
04:41

Democalypse 2016 - Do the Iowa Caucuses Matter?
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Before the winners of the Iowa caucuses are announced, Ronny Chieng examines the history of the political process and its impact on U.S. presidential elections.
02/01/2016
06:03

Reshma Saujani - Creating More Girls Who Code
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Reshma Saujani explains why she founded Girls Who Code and suggests ways to get more women into science and technology.
02/01/2016
05:03

Zika vs. The Americas
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While the Zika virus threatens reproductive and sexual health in South America, North Americans have their own concerns about the mosquito-borne illness.
02/01/2016
03:46

Black History Month Daily Show - Martin Luther King Jr. Arrested
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In a flashback to the civil rights-era Daily Show, Roy Wood Sr. weighs in on the arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. during a voting rights protest in Selma, AL.
02/01/2016
02:40

The Emancipation Proclamation's Small Stipulation
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In honor of Black History Month, The Best F#@king News Team envisions how the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation may have happened for a white man and his slaves.
02/02/2016
07:58

Counting Votes in Popcorn Containers at the Iowa Caucuses
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At the Iowa caucuses, Ted Cruz takes the top GOP spot, and Hillary Clinton declares herself winner for the Democrats.
02/02/2016
06:29

Peter Bergen - Investigating Domestic Terrorism in "United States of Jihad"
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"United States of Jihad" author Peter Bergen examines the role of the Internet in homegrown terrorism and weighs in on the biggest threats to Americans' safety.
02/02/2016
03:17

Iowa Caucuses: The Winners (and the Real Winners)
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Jordan Klepper breaks down what the results of the Iowa caucuses mean for third-place Republican contender Marco Rubio.
02/02/2016
04:44

Ted Cruz's Iowa Caucus Win
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Fellow Republicans Ben Carson and Donald Trump lash out against Ted Cruz after the Texas senator wins the GOP Iowa caucuses.
02/03/2016
05:58

Is the Porn Industry Racist?
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Roy Wood Jr. investigates racism in the adult film industry, from degrading ethnic stereotypes to white women refusing to work with African-American men.
02/03/2016
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