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George Zimmerman & Racial Tensions

Season 9 • 07/23/2013

George Zimmerman helps a family escape their burning car, and Barack Obama weighs in on racism.

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02:17

Geraldo Rivera's Tribute to Helen Thomas
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Journalists remember White House reporter Helen Thomas with tributes, anecdotes, and in the case of Geraldo Rivera, a naked selfie on Twitter.
07/22/2013
07:24

Minimum Wage & McDonald's Spending Journal
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Bill O'Reilly blames poverty on personal choice, and McDonald's creates a sample employee budget that excludes heat and health care.
07/22/2013
05:20

Kjerstin Gruys
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Kjerstin Gruys shares her book, "Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall: How I Learned to Love My Body by Not Looking at It for a Year."
07/22/2013
01:46

Britain's Royal Baby
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The world is in the grip of postpartum jubilation over Prince William and Kate Middleton's baby.
07/22/2013
04:00

Neil deGrasse Tyson's Alien Theory
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson wonders if aliens have already closely observed human behavior and decided not to visit.
07/22/2013
03:42

Royal Afterbirth '013!
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The royal family proves that inbreeding has not yet rendered them sterile, and Kate Middleton looks glamorous after giving birth.
07/23/2013
03:15

Domino's Pizza Drone
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Domino's remote-control helicopter fundamentally alters the basic erotic nature of the customer-pizza delivery guy relationship.
07/23/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen hobbles away.
07/23/2013
06:16

Kenneth Goldsmith
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MoMA's Poet Laureate, Kenneth Goldsmith, discusses his book "Seven American Deaths and Disasters."
07/23/2013
04:53

The Word - Color-bind
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President Obama takes the first step in racial dialogue by discussing how it feels to be in a room full of white people who are scared of him.
07/23/2013
02:32

George Zimmerman & Racial Tensions
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George Zimmerman goes back on neighborhood watch, and President Obama talks about the black experience in America.
07/23/2013
05:47

Anant Agarwal
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The President of edX, Anant Agarwal, explains the reason for offering free university courses online.
07/24/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen raises his brows.
07/24/2013
06:35

Anthony Weiner's Penis
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Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner responds to lewd photos of his penis, which he sent under the screen name "Carlos Danger."
07/24/2013
03:14

Kanye West's Clothing Line
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Kanye West's "Hip Hop T-Shirt" may look like a plain white t-shirt, but it's not, as evidenced by its name.
07/24/2013
02:29

Royal Baby Fever
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"Seinfeld" fans Will and Kate name their son George Alexander Louis.
07/24/2013
02:46

Carlos Danger: Secret Mayor
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In the face of impossible challenges, Mayor Danger won't just throw up his hands, because those hands will always be occupied.
07/24/2013
02:53

Detroit's Bankruptcy
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Conservatives blame lavish pensions for Detroit's decline, and emergency manager Kevyn Orr wants to auction off treasures from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
07/25/2013
03:57

London's Fake Town Crier
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Prince George of Cambridge's umbilical stump dries up, and a royal lover pretends to be London's official town crier.
07/25/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Hand Bell
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Stephen proclaims goodnight.
07/25/2013
05:06

Detroit's Bankruptcy - Stephen Henderson
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Stephen Henderson of The Detroit Free Press says Detroit needs consistent policy from Washington and the state to get back on its feet.
07/25/2013
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