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Joseph Stiglitz

Season 17 • 07/25/2012

Economist Joseph Stiglitz says that Americans suffer from an inequality of opportunity.

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05:40

Fareed Zakaria
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Fareed Zakaria, author of "The Post-American World," offers his perspective on what's holding back the world cavalry from intervening in the Syrian conflict.
07/23/2012
05:42

Back in Black - Campaign Fibs
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Both the Obama and Romney campaigns lie to Lewis Black, but it's fine just so long as they're not misrepresenting Nutella.
07/24/2012
06:42

Mind the Crap
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London faces security and transportation issues heading into the 2012 Summer Olympics, but all missteps will be forgotten pending an impressive opening ceremony.
07/24/2012
00:16

Moment of Zen - Olympic Transportation
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CBS reports that Olympic athletes like Kerron Clement were stuck on London busses for many hours longer than expected.
07/24/2012
06:31

Matthew McConaughey
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"Killer Joe" star Matthew McConaughey discusses losing weight for an upcoming part, taking on more challenging roles, and why he loves working with Richard Linklater.
07/24/2012
01:47

Intro - The Daily Show Returns to British TV
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Following an 18-month layoff filled with in no way derogatory coverage of the Diamond Jubilee and the royal wedding, The Daily Show returns to British television.
07/24/2012
06:19

Democalypse 2012 - Do We Look Stupid? Don't Answer That Edition - Grammatical Gaffes
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Mitt Romney's attack on Barack Obama's slight grammatical misstep regarding small business is what people do in an argument when they're completely f**ked.
07/25/2012
00:18

Moment of Zen - Barack Obama's Pronoun Trouble
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President Obama and Bugs Bunny have something in common.
07/25/2012
03:37

Democalypse 2012 - Do We Look Stupid? Don't Answer That Edition
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In the middle of a rather banal populist run, President Obama invents an original kind of gaffe when he tells the truth on purpose.
07/25/2012
03:49

Herman Cain: An American Presidency - Energy Policy
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John Oliver questions would-be President Herman Cain about his energy policy, which focuses on untapped oil shale deposits in national parks.
07/25/2012
06:32

Joseph Stiglitz
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In his book, "The Price of Inequality," Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that America has become the most unequal of all the advanced industrial countries.
07/25/2012
02:24

Despot Housewives
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marries a mystery bride, but details of the royal wedding are less revealing than nuclear secrets.
07/26/2012
08:18

Zach Galifianakis & Will Ferrell
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"The Campaign" costars, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, are tired of being asked lame-ass questions, so it's up to Jon Hamm to elevate the conversation.
07/26/2012
00:50

Moment of Zen - Orrin Hatch's Plea
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Senator Orrin Hatch gives a pitch-perfect argument against letting tax relief expire.
07/26/2012
04:00

Bad Habit
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The nun-stream media long convinced the world nuns were harmless, levitating scamps, but Samantha Bee finds evidence of a pope-defying, insubordinate variety.
07/26/2012
04:34

Jon Stewart Fingers Some A**holes and Then Gives Them a Vigorous Tongue-Lashing
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A typographical error prevents Congress from enacting regulatory reform for banks, but not from presenting a bill aimed at making English the national language.
07/26/2012
04:48

London Galling
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During his first overseas trip as the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney's Olympics expertise nearly severs America's unique relationship with Britain.
07/30/2012
06:27

Rashida Jones
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Rashida Jones, cowriter and star of "Celeste and Jesse Forever," discusses dating in the '90s and a movie adaptation of her socialite-spy comic book, "Frenemy of the State."
07/30/2012
04:57

Cock Blockers
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Municipalities try banning Chick-fil-A after CEO Dan Cathy's stated opposition to gay marriage, and Wyatt Cenac and Jessica Williams learn to live their values.
07/30/2012
03:44

Quadrennial Corporate-Sponsored International Ring-Based Sports Event
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NBC supplants the London Olympics' memorial tribute to subway bombing victims with an interview between the world's two most overexposed mammals.
07/30/2012
00:29

Moment of Zen - Jerry Jones's Glory Hole Days
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been with the franchise through good times and bad.
07/30/2012
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