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8 Reasons Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Is The Most Important Rock Album of All Time

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. September 16, 2011.

This week marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's magnum opus. Here's why it's better than any of the rest.

8 Ways Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Show More Leadership Than Our "Leaders"

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. August 24, 2011.

Why are two comedians stronger beacons for the American people than our elected officials?

How Fox News Uses 'Big, Scary Hip-Hop' to Race-Bait its Viewers

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

This week's outrage over Common and Jill Scott was ridiculous, but there was a more pervasive, nefarious issue at hand.

Rachel Maddow, the Nation, Daily Kos: Winners in AlterNet's Poll of Most Influential Progressives

Don Hazen, AlterNet. April 22, 2011.

Here are the media personalities and publications that progressives love most.

Is the Onion News Network Toothless Satire?

Bethlehem Shoals, AlterNet. March 14, 2011.

The Onion’s new news show parodies politics in the spirit of Colbert and Stewart, while seemingly trying to stay apolitical.

Jon Stewart Rally: Just an Exercise in Gen X Self-Indulgence?

Mark Ames, eXiled Online. October 31, 2010.

In the depths of America's decline, Liberals couldn't muster up a get-together for anything better than a mock-in meant to prove we're less stupid than the other side.

4 Reasons Why Jon Stewart's Restoring Sanity Rally Is Great for Progressives

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. October 29, 2010.

More than a Hollywood ploy or a field day for moderates, Jon Stewart's and Stephen Colbert's rally offers a real shot at reframing our politics.

Dear Jon Stewart, Sane People Protest Crazy Wars

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. October 27, 2010.

It's too bad that Stewart is ridiculing antiwar activism, while promoting his slactivist Rally for Sanity.

Restore Sanity to Drug Laws at Stewart/Colbert Rally

Yair Tygiel, AlterNet. October 24, 2010.

Join the drug policy reform movement at The Daily Show’s Rally to Restore Sanity, a mere three days before Proposition 19 goes to a vote.

Tasing Rick Sanchez: Jon Stewart's Jokes and CNN's Double Standards

Leslie Savan, The Nation. October 15, 2010.

The cool kid bullied the uncool kids in the Stewart/Sanchez affair, while CNN, like a cowed principal, ran from the crossfire.

Hey Jon Stewart, WTF? How Can You Compare Crazy, Lying Right-Wingers to Progressives?

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. September 23, 2010.

Jon Stewart's Million Moderate March draws a false equivalence between right-wing propagandists, and people on the left who rightly lashed out against Bush.

Why Jon Stewart Is a Huge Long Term Threat to Fox News

Jason Easley, PoliticusUSA. September 13, 2010.

Stewart educates his young viewers in the ways of Fox news on a nightly basis. Meanwhile, Fox's primary audience is over 60. Who does the future belong to?

Are Fox Ratings Dropping As Tea Party Election Fails Stack Up?

Leslie Savan, The Nation. June 6, 2010.

The Fox message appears to have been ringing less true to the general public just as the Tea Party has begun to fail at the ballot box.

James O'Keefe, the Landrieu 'Sting' and the Truth About Conservative 'Journalism'

Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress. February 6, 2010.

As the he antics of O'Keefe and company demonstrate, the right has failed to train many genuine journalists. So why do mainstream journalists swallow their line?

[Video] Jon Stewart Slams Rachel Maddow For Haiti Coverage

deleted, AlterNet. January 15, 2010.

In a segment mocking Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson for their remarks about Haiti, Stewart also took a swipe at Maddow.

FOX News' Hannity Sort of Apologizes for Falsified Rally Report

FOX News' Hannity Sort of Apologizes for Falsified Rally Report

deleted, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.

After the Daily Show caught him red-handed claiming footage from a large September march to be tape from a Capitol Hill rally, Hannity apologizes.

Daily Show: Barney Frank's Town Hall Meeting - Astro Turfers Beware!

Daily Show: Barney Frank's Town Hall Meeting - Astro Turfers Beware!

Beta Tester, AlterNet. August 20, 2009.

Now this is how you run a town hall meeting.

Stewart / Colbert Embarrass Glenn Beck on Health Care Debate and Loss of Advertisers

Beta Tester, AlterNet. August 14, 2009.

Could it be? Is this the end of Glenn Beck??!!?

Jon Stewart Hammers Lindsey Graham for Hypocrisy in the Sotomayor Hearings

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. July 17, 2009.

Highlights from one of The Daily Show's funniest segments of the year.

Jon Stewart Continues to Hammer Fox News For Obama Coverage:

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. June 9, 2009.

To keep things fair, Stewart also looked at the other big two cable networks: MSNBC and CNN.

Jon Stewart Calls Fox News Personalities 'Extremists' for Their Coverage of Obama's Cairo Speech

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. June 5, 2009.

Jon Stewart committed a lengthy opening segment to President Obama's speech in the Middle East last night.

Jon Stewart Destroys Cheney (and the National Press Club for Good Measure)

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. June 4, 2009.

"Daily Show" calls out Cheney for blaming 9/11 on Richard Clarke.

'Daily Show' Takes on Army, White House Over Gay Translator's Firing

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. May 15, 2009.

Jon Stewart excoriated President Bush for his policies and President Obama for flip-flopping on the issue.

Jon Stewart Slams Obama's Poetry Jam

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post. May 14, 2009.

Stewart continues to prove the people who say that comedians aren't willing to go after Obama wrong.

Jon Stewart Slams Pundits for OKing Torture, Attacking Wanda Sykes

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. May 12, 2009.

"Bad jokes and gay marriage are destroying this country, but torture can save it."

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