Stephen Colbert
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USDA chief visits with Stephen Colbert, brings cheese
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack makes an appearance on the Colbert Report, parries the comedian's pointed policy questions, and delivers a strangely familiar cheese sculpture.
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Is birth control in our water destroying the environment?
Blaming birth control for estrogen in water is a distraction from the egregious use of synthetic estrogens by chemical companies and factory farms.
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Stephen Colbert on the raw-milk raids and our 'right to get dysentery'
What Tea Partiers and hippie-foods Californian co-op members have in common, according to Stephen Colbert.
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Colbert to Congress: What would Jesus do about migrant farm workers? [VIDEO]
Stephen Colbert testified before Congress in wise-cracking character, but dropped the mask to explain why he thinks sticking up for farm workers is the Christian thing to do.
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Stephen Colbert takes to the field — and the witness stand — for farm workers
Animal-rights groups have plenty of celebrity spokesmodels, most notably Alicia Silverstone. But labor rights, in particular for immigrant farm workers? Not so sexy. That is, until Stephen Colbert decided to have some fun with it.
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Stephen Colbert’s going on a hot, sweaty field trip
A few weeks ago, to inspire realistic discussion of immigration reform, the United Farm Workers launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign called Take Our Jobs — a website where American citizens can sign up for work in the field. Experienced farm workers were standing by to train legal residents and place them on farms in California, Florida, […]
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Farmworkers dare Americans to ‘Take Our Jobs!’
Job opportunities for agricultural workers occupations should be abundant because large numbers of workers leave these jobs due to their low wages and physical demands. -Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition Tired of being vilified as stealing jobs from unemployed American citizens, and hoping to spark realistic discussion of immigration reform, United […]
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Must-sea TV on the oil spill from Comedy Central
Staying up-to-date on the oil spill sucks a little bit less thanks to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (and Grist!). Here are the latest offerings from Day 62 of “The Strife Aquatic.” Worth watching! [vodpod id=Video.3883267&w=425&h=350&fv=] [vodpod id=Video.16088478&w=425&h=350&fv=]
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BP gets proverbial a** kicking from funny men
Since the oil keeps spilling in the Gulf of Mexico and there’s still not much you and I can do, it seems for now that laughter is the best solution. Yep, that’s pathetic. But this isn’t just a laugh for laughter’s sake. This satire is social commentary in its highest incarnation. Jon Stewart and Stephen […]