If you haven't heard the latest bit of gay bashing ridiculousness, Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern went on an ignorance-filled tirade and someone recorded it. Then it hit YouTube and someone made a video out of it. And then an online protest cropped up and suddenly it was national news. And this last week, chat show host Ellen DeGeneres addressed the issue on her show.
Here is the video from Victory Fund, a group that helps to elect members of the LGBT community to political office, featuring audio of Rep. Kern's hate-speech, alongside video of the "I'm Listening" online protest.
In this clip from last night's show, Stephen Colbert tells the story of the Charleston Hospital workers union strike of 1969, and how it's all about Stephen...
Stephen interviews Ambassador Andrew Young, who settled the Charleston union strike.
And, finally, in this clip, Stephen leads the Harlem Gospel Choir in a musical tribute to all of those involved in the WGA strike.
This classic rock tune was played live, with Bruce Springsteen on backup, at the Rally for Disarmament on June 12th, 1982, in New York City's Central Park.
Last night marked the return of John Stewart and Stephen Colbert to the Comedy Central nightly line-up. Here's what they had to say about the WGA writer's strike.
After excluding their candidate from recent debates, an angry mob of Ron Paul supporters chased down Fox "News" presenter Sean Hannity, chanting "Fox News sucks!"
The Late Show with David Letterman returned this week, after making a deal with the show's writing staff. Thousands of other writers are still out on the picket line. So the first Top Ten list of the new season: Top Ten Demands of the Striking Writers, featuring actual striking writers.
Short documentary from Sweden about the inhumane conditions suffered by Chinese toy factory workers, and the toll it takes on their health and environment.
This is a montage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's peace campaign from 1969, followed by a new video for the famous song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". (Includes some graphic images.)
If you would like to print up flyers, head over to Imagine Peace for downloads.
This is the complete "We Believe" speech by Air America's Randi Rhodes, at the 50th anniversary party for Peace Action, in Detroit, Michigan on November 11th, 2007.
It's like a new constitution for America, complete with standing ovations.
