Episode #08095

Carne Ross discusses his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century." (06:08)

Tags:  Carne Ross,  interviews,  books,  government,  Occupy Wall Street,  democracy,  America,  capitalism,  corruption,  business,  Colbert Super PAC,  protests,  money,  Wall Street,  poverty,  Congress,  U.K.,  Bush administration

Episode #08085

The Tea Party's Allen West spills secret hearsay about some Democratic Congress members. (03:03)

Tags:  Cold War Update,  Allen West,  communism,  conspiracies,  Congress,  mongering,  Tea Party,  Democrats,  America,  approval ratings,  John Boehner,  lookin' good,  explosions,  kids

Episode #08072

Veteran political strategist Mark McKinnon's No Labels movement has a 12-step program to reform Congress. (06:53)

Tags:  Mark McKinnon,  interviews,  Congress,  Democrats,  Republicans,  Olympia Snowe,  government,  Independents,  rehab,  money,  military,  campaigns,  laws,  voting,  Civil War,  Kermit the Frog,  Newt Gingrich,  Rick Santorum,  liberal,  approval ratings

Episode #08067

Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war. (04:21)

Tags:  The Word,  Eric Holder,  Yemen,  Obama administration,  laws,  military,  assassinations,  war on terror,  death,  terrorism,  wars,  America,  international affairs,  citizenship,  security,  Constitution,  9/11,  Supreme Court,  trials/hearings,  Star Wars,  Congress

Episode #08060

Lent gets off to a thunderous start, corporations know too much about consumers, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joins Stephen. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  Catholic,  Lent,  holidays,  business,  Nancy Pelosi,  Congress,  Nevada,  cars/trucks,  driving,  gambling

Episode #08060

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi believes that super PACs threaten American democracy and that Citizens United should be overturned. (08:13)

Tags:  Nancy Pelosi,  interviews,  Colbert Super PAC,  money,  fundraising,  wealth,  democracy,  Supreme Court,  freedom of speech,  business,  elections,  Better Know a District,  Colbert Bump,  advertising,  Congress,  government,  California,  Catholic,  Lent,  holidays,  Jesus,  Rick Santorum,  men/women,  health,  birth control,  family,  kids

Episode #08059

Congress attacks Colbert Super PAC, a new sport takes America by storm, and Robert Kagan counsels Mitt Romney on international affairs. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  Colbert Super PAC,  Congress,  work/office,  work/office,  government,  sports,  Asian,  ethnic,  Robert Kagan,  Mitt Romney,  international affairs,  candidates,  Republicans,  money,  Mardi Gras,  holidays,  weight/obesity,  America

Episode #08055

CNN's Christiane Amanpour examines the likelihood of America and Israel going to war with Iran and weighs in on Iran's nuclear program. (06:26)

Tags:  Christiane Amanpour,  interviews,  Iran,  international affairs,  government,  Israel,  wars,  military,  Saddam Hussein,  Mole People,  peace,  Middle East,  nuclear,  WMDs,  weapons,  science,  intelligence,  Barack Obama,  Congress,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  protests,  dictators,  costumes,  mental health

Episode #08050

Once again, President Barack Obama ruins another perfectly good night of TV by addressing yet another joint session of Congress, and the GOP offers its rebuttals. (04:23)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  State of the Union,  Congress,  Herman Cain,  Tea Party,  Republicans,  speeches,  voting,  poop & pee,  food,  media,  TV,  CSI,  mental health,  Mitch Daniels,  candidates,  South Cain-olina Primary Rally

Episode #08040

New Hampshire Republicans propose that all new legislation include a direct quote from the Magna Carta, the declaration of rights of English barons. (05:49)

Tags:  New Hampshire,  primaries,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  Rick Perry,  Ron Paul,  Jon Huntsman,  Constitution,  British,  history,  Congress,  laws,  balls,  Satan,  Thomas Jefferson,  Jimmy,  Vermont,  Jewish,  magic,  photos,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08037

Senator Bernie Sanders calls on Americans to support his proposed Saving American Democracy Amendment and help overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. (06:08)

Tags:  Bernie Sanders,  interviews,  books,  business,  Supreme Court,  protests,  campaigns,  laws,  Constitution,  civil rights,  democracy,  elections,  money,  government,  filibusters,  taxes,  Congress,  wealth,  outsourcing

Episode #08032

Jack Abramoff describes the controversial activities he engaged in as a Washington lobbyist and discusses the corrupting influence of campaign contributions. (06:23)

Tags:  Jack Abramoff,  interviews,  books,  lobbyists,  corruption,  Washington DC,  laws,  crime,  Native American,  Congress,  money,  prostitution,  prison,  restaurants,  gifts & presents

Episode #08028

Congress takes action against piracy with a bill that grants copyright holders the power to shut down websites displaying unlicensed content. (02:25)

Tags:  Internet,  crime,  security,  media,  technology,  Congress,  trademark,  laws,  FBI,  YouTube,  prison,  kids,  music,  Jimmy,  photos,  under the desk,  Mickey Mouse,  toys & games

Stephen sheds some light on Congressional representatives -- those shy, elusive creatures with brief, two-year terms. (03:43)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  Congress,  9/11,  founding fathers,  Constitution,  Democrats,  Senate,  holidays,  Harry Reid,  Republicans,  energy,  oil,  oil spills,  House of Representatives,  debt,  government,  economy,  John Boehner,  Allen West,  Joe Barton,  BP,  Barney Frank,  filibusters,  Tea Party

Stephen pays tribute to the Washington insiders who pick up the lunch bill and write the legislative bill. (04:13)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  Better Know a Lobby,  lobbyists,  laws,  guns,  freedom of speech,  marijuana,  labor,  kids,  Washington DC,  environment,  money,  animals,  snakes,  energy,  atheist,  sex,  Congress,  religion

Episode #08024

The congressional super committee struggles to formulate a deficit-cutting plan, and Susan Orlean discusses the life of celebrity dog Rin Tin Tin. (00:24)

Tags:  intro,  Congress,  debt,  government,  Susan Orlean,  books,  Rin Tin Tin,  dogs,  animals,  Thanksgiving,  holidays,  weight/obesity

Episode #08024

Congress takes for granted American troops' willingness to make greater sacrifices than the rest of society. (05:23)

Tags:  The Word,  Congress,  government,  troops,  military,  health,  insurance,  debt,  economy,  wealth,  Jimmy,  wars,  awards,  money,  patriotism,  TiVo

Episode #08011

Alabama tries to free up farm jobs for Americans by strengthening immigration laws, but there's a small hiccup in the plan. (06:00)

Tags:  Alabama,  farming,  immigration,  Hispanic,  Mexican,  labor,  profiling,  laws,  ethnic,  I Called It!,  stereotypes,  Jimmy,  police business,  prison,  crime,  Congress,  Georgia,  Republicans,  bacon,  the South,  trials/hearings,  Bible,  food,  unemployment,  Spanish

Episode #08011

In this web-only exclusive, Stephen shares with Congress his vast experience spending one day as a migrant farm worker. (05:45)

Tags:  exclusives,  uncensored,  Congress,  immigration,  farming,  labor,  Mexican,  trials/hearings,  Zoe Lofgren,  border security,  government,  science,  food,  weight/obesity,  Democrats,  family,  Irish,  Fallback Position,  crying,  Mexico,  unemployment,  Colbert Bump,  laws,  international affairs,  In the Field

Stephen knows that when someone misbehaves, it's natural to assume that person is a Democrat. (03:52)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  Democrats,  Congress,  Barack Obama,  Fox News,  Mark Sanford,  Republicans,  advertising,  Nancy Pelosi,  Matt Miller,  left-wing,  men/women,  elections,  Indecision 2010,  debt,  mental health