Colbert: No Boots on the Ground in Iraq
President Obama insists that the U.S. won't be deploying ground troops to Iraq, prompting Fox News pundits to speculate about the meaning of "boots."
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300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds
Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now, we need to manage the transition to a post-carbon economy.
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Abdullah Ibrahim: Cape Town Flowers
South African jazz master Abdullah Ibrahim performs his Cape Town Flowers, an ode to the multicultural influences of his native city
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James Foley on the Dehumanization of War
James Foley's own words on war, as recorded by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler while making a film about protests against the 2012 NATO Summit.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Finding Krypton
Hayden Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how he helped Superman find his home planet of Krypton.
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In The Ray Rice Situation, Everyone Must Go
Keith Olberman charges that public and private officials – whether intentionally or by neglect – abetted the domestic violence perpetrated by Ray Rice and should resign..
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Demand A Plan to End Gun Violence
To go toe-to-toe with the NRA, we need to be bigger and louder than they are. Demand A Plan is a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety.
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Why We Love Beethoven's Fifth
Da da da dum. Three short, one long. Gerard Schwarz takes us inside Beethoven's brilliant improvisations on the most famous short theme in all of music.
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Movie: Rosewater
The true story of a journalist detained in Iran for more than 100 days for reporting on Iranian elections. Written and directed by Jon Stewart.
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Laniakea: Our Home Supercluster
A team of astronomers based in Hawaii has redrawn the cosmic map, redefining our home supercluster of galaxies, which they name Laniakea (‘immeasurable heaven’ in Hawaiian).
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