Episode #08092

Harvard University's Michael Sandel illustrates the ethical and moral concerns regarding the growing role of money and market values in society. (07:02)

Tags:  Michael Sandel,  interviews,  money,  capitalism,  wealth,  ethics,  elitism,  morality,  democracy,  corruption,  America,  books,  education,  prison,  immigration,  housing,  citizenship,  voting,  Colbert Super PAC,  business,  Saudi Arabia,  elections,  Indecision 2012,  California,  debates,  international affairs

Episode #08074

Stephen enjoyed 84 degrees on the islands while New Yorker suckers were stuck shivering in 82 degrees. (01:49)

Tags:  vacations,  weather,  Groundhog Day,  Punxsutawney Phil,  lying,  animals,  stocks,  money

Episode #08072

Stephen takes Wall Street executive Greg Smith to task for breaking the sacred trust of "The Street." (03:14)

Tags:  Greg Smith,  Wall Street,  business,  Goldman Sachs,  print media,  New York Times,  protests,  scandals,  Lloyd Blankfein,  God,  religion,  The Muppet Show,  money,  sports,  Jewish

Episode #08032

Rick Perry thinks there's something wrong with America when gays can openly serve in the military but kids can't openly celebrate Christmas. (03:09)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  campaigns,  advertising,  controversies,  Christmas,  Santa Claus,  appearances,  gay/homosexual,  discrimination,  military,  troops,  Afghanistan,  Jimmy,  kids,  growing up,  Newt Gingrich,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  Christian,  religion,  food

Episode #08012

Occupy Wall Street protesters have a right to peacefully assemble, and the police have a right to disassemble them into pieces. (04:29)

Tags:  Occupy Wall Street,  police business,  Oakland,  weapons,  guns,  violence,  injuries,  Wall Street,  protests,  troops,  24-hour news,  media,  trademark,  Colbertisms,  stocks,  cats & cats,  kittens,  Constitution,  death,  partying,  cocaine,  balloons,  American Idol,  parades

Episode #07119

Europe might be on the road to financial ruin, protestors try to shut down Wall Street, and Daniel Yergin discusses his book on the future of energy. (00:31)

Tags:  intro,  Europe,  economy,  driving,  protests,  European Union,  Wall Street,  Daniel Yergin,  fires,  books,  alternative energy,  business,  stimulus package,  Ben Bernanke,  sexual advances,  lookin' good

Episode #07117

$2 billion goes missing from a major bank, and David Copperfield explores the science of illusion. (00:26)

Tags:  intro,  business,  money,  crime,  stocks,  David Copperfield,  magic,  food

Episode #07117

While the $2 billion UBS lost in rogue trades sounds like a lot, it's only a fraction of what they lost through authorized trades. (03:24)

Tags:  economy,  Switzerland,  security,  business,  money,  stocks,  mental health,  Greece,  crying,  international affairs,  crime,  lookin' good,  Heroe$ Crawl

Wall Street freaks out, Steve Doocy reconsiders global warming, Elliot Ackerman opens presidential nominations, and Mitt Romney humanizes corporations. (04:08)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #07105

The New York Post explains the volatile stock market with analysis that everyone can understand. (01:56)

Tags:  economy,  stocks,  New York Post,  prostitution,  vaginas,  print media,  money,  London,  Somalia,  the heroes,  riots,  STDs,  sex

Episode #07105

The New York Post likens the market to a hooker's drawers, donating to Barack Obama is like smoking pot, and Elliot Ackerman creates an interactive political process. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #07103

The credit downgrade reduces Americans to waffle-eating Kiwis who put mayonnaise on their French fries and have a serious Hobbit infestation. (03:36)

Tags:  economy,  debt,  under the desk,  stocks,  money,  Wall Street,  wealth,  weapons,  guns,  animals,  flying,  food,  Lord of the Rings,  the heroes,  appearances,  hobos,  America,  international affairs,  Belgium,  New Zealand,  U.K.

Episode #07103

Stephen already licked the Rick Perry for President donut, so all the other Super PAC bitches better back off. (06:01)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  Colbert Super PAC,  fundraising,  polls,  Iowa,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Tim Pawlenty,  elections,  Republicans,  voting,  candidates,  God,  Jesus,  Christian,  religion,  economy,  debt,  competitions,  Arabic,  advertising,  cats & cats,  the heroes,  Texas,  food,  mail/e-mail

Episode #07103

Wall Street freaks out, Stephen calls shotgun on Rick Perry, and Nassir Ghaemi thinks Franklin D. Roosevelt's mania contributed to his presidential success. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #07100

America should handle credit ratings agencies the way it does all terrorists: by marching the marines into their offices and whisking them off to Gitmo. (03:19)

Tags:  Democrats,  Republicans,  economy,  debt,  competitions,  America,  Harry Reid,  Barack Obama,  Wall Street,  stocks,  elitism,  terrorism,  Guantanamo Bay,  Greece,  the heroes,  international affairs,  business

Episode #07100

In order to get the soft tooth market back up, kids must reduce baby teeth inventory and stop losing teeth. (03:04)

Tags:  kids,  dental,  money,  economy,  stocks,  family,  growing up,  junk food,  black market,  magic,  labor,  the heroes,  stunts,  drugs,  under the desk,  crystal meth

Episode #07093

After Rupert Murdoch gets hit with a pie, News Corp.'s stocks spike, the English Parliament apologizes, and even the media sharks celebrating his downfall feel bad. (03:43)

Tags:  Rupert Murdoch,  lookin' good,  News Corp.,  News of the World,  scandals,  investigations,  trials/hearings,  crime,  stocks,  Fox News,  money,  marriage,  Wendi Deng,  food,  U.K.,  violence,  Parliament,  balls,  injuries,  soccer,  senior citizens,  media,  apologies,  the heroes

Episode #07040

CNBC's Larry Kudlow sees the good news in Japan's earthquake, and global food prices skyrocket. (05:38)

Tags:  Bears & Balls,  big red button,  under the desk,  Japan,  earthquakes,  tsunamis,  natural disasters,  money,  economy,  stocks,  apologies,  Twitter,  food,  international affairs,  movies,  kids,  appearances,  gambling,  Jimmy Fallon,  friends,  DonorsChoose.org,  charity,  art,  education,  school,  shortages,  ethics

Episode #07018

Michael Lewis explains how Wall Street got so good at disguising bad loans that they bought some for themselves. (05:53)

Tags:  Michael Lewis,  interviews,  books,  Wall Street,  stocks,  money,  economy,  government,  bailouts,  scams

Episode #07007

50 Cent doesn't see anything illegal about buying 30 million shares of penny stocks and instructing his Twitter followers to run up the price. (05:15)

Tags:  50 Cent,  celebrities,  Twitter,  Internet,  money,  business,  advertising,  stocks,  hip hop,  ethics,  Jimmy