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Pipe Friction

Season 20 • 11/20/2014

The Senate narrowly defeats the Keystone XL pipeline bill, but Republicans vow to resurrect it.

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06:02

Benedict Cumberbatch
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"The Imitation Game" star Benedict Cumberbatch reflects on Alan Turing's heroism during World War II and brilliance as a mathematician.
11/18/2014
05:12

Petty Woman
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Nancy Pelosi goes against her legacy as an advocate for women's voting rights and denies Rep. Tammy Duckworth the right to vote by proxy in the Democratic leadership election.
11/18/2014
03:04

Garden Crate - The Great Debate
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New correspondent Hasan Minhaj argues that the use of gestation crates is inhumane, but Jordan Klepper believes that all pigs should face in one direction.
11/19/2014
00:19

Moment of Zen - Mary Fallin's Wild Ride
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In honor of the grand opening of the Wilshire Gun range, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin demolishes a Nissan with a tank.
11/19/2014
05:46

Garden Crate
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Governor Chris Christie considers the political advantages of allowing New Jersey farmers to use gestation crates that keep pigs from moving and cause them to go insane.
11/19/2014
07:35

Jessica Chastain
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"Interstellar" star Jessica Chastain discusses the intelligence of pigs and looks forward to puking during astronaut training.
11/19/2014
04:06

Back in Black - Black Friday
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Lewis Black reports on the increasingly outlandish practices associated with Black Friday and discusses its impact on laborers and retailers.
11/19/2014
05:09

Little Seizers
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A loophole in the Republicans' anti-eminent domain law would allow TransCanada to acquire private land for the Keystone XL pipeline.
11/20/2014
00:43

Moment of Zen - Mike Nichols Tribute
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In one of their classic sketch comedy scenes, Mike Nichols does his best to convince Elaine May that he would be a respectful date.
11/20/2014
06:15

Eddie Redmayne
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Eddie Redmayne reflects on portraying Stephen Hawking's struggle with ALS in the biopic "The Theory of Everything."
11/20/2014
08:42

Pipe Friction
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When the Keystone XL pipeline bill fails to pass, Mary Landrieu's Senate seat is jeopardized, but the bill itself may get a second chance when the Republicans come to power.
11/20/2014
09:13

Instigate
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A grand jury in Ferguson decides not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, sparking civil rights protests across the U.S., but Fox News blames "racial arsonists" for the outcry.
12/01/2014
06:16

Andrew Napolitano
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Judge Andrew Napolitano, a Fox News analyst and the author of "Suicide Pact," argues that the government could better defend Americans' civil liberties.
12/01/2014
05:08

Porks and Habitation
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Governor Chris Christie vetoes a widely supported bill that would ban pig gestation crates in New Jersey, and a woman is removed from a flight when her pig panics in the air.
12/01/2014
00:19

Moment of Zen - Richard Pryor's Detroit Run
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In a 1977 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," Richard Pryor describes the precautions black men must take in order to exercise in Detroit.
12/01/2014
04:06

American Hands Stand - Race-a-holics
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Senior Black Correspondent and The Nightly Show host Larry Wilmore dispels the notion that the Ferguson protests have nothing to do with race.
12/02/2014
01:10

Moment of Zen - The Mission Continues & The Grass Mud Horse
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Jon supports the efforts of the nonprofit organization The Mission Continues, and a reporter on Newsy shares one of China's particularly suggestive examples of wordplay.
12/02/2014
05:27

American Hands Stand
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The St. Louis Rams and their local police department get into a Twitter fight about the team's "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture in solidarity with the Ferguson protesters.
12/02/2014
06:26

Sophie Delaunay
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Doctors Without Borders Executive Director Sophie Delaunay describes the organization's efforts to provide essential medical aid to the regions affected by Ebola.
12/02/2014
03:45

A Measured Discussion of the Prohibition of Wordplay in the People's Republic of China
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Fearing that wordplay will lead to cultural and linguistic chaos, China bans the use of puns.
12/02/2014
05:11

Pink Fracking
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Energy giant Baker Hughes launches a breast cancer campaign despite the use of known carcinogens in fracking, and Samantha Bee identifies broader pinkwashing opportunities.
12/03/2014
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