Jessica Williams: Daily Show gun violence segment airs | EW.com

The mass murder of nine people on a community college campus in Roseburg, Oregon last week was the 45th school shooting in 2015. And to illustrate how often stories of gun violence cycle through news broadcasts, Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams revealed to new host Trevor Noah that she “pre-tapes” discussion of “these terrible, unending stories.” “I’m sick…

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Stephen Colbert: Stop pretending mass shootings will magically stop on their own – Vox

Stephen Colbert is exasperated with America’s unwillingness to do anything about itsvery unique gun problem. Breaking the comedic tone on his show on Friday, Colbert echoed what’s now a common theme in the discussion about guns: Why doesn’t anything change? Commenting specifically on the Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon, Colbert said: In the face of the…

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Video: Elizabeth Warren has fighting words for GOP on Planned Parenthood.

  Elizabeth Warren at the Washington Ideas Forum: “They can try to move women back to 1955…they’re gonna be in real trouble over it.”Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Elizabeth Warren has been a reliable proponent of both reproductive justice and incredulous zingers. In August, the Massachusetts senator expressed concern over the mental health of her cohorts…

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