Sophia A. McClennen

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Fox News Stupidly Tries to Slime Samantha Bee

It’s true. Fox News has a satire news show. It is so proud of it that it airs at 3am.  Here’s the story of how it went after Full Frontal and failed.

Michael Moore could have died last week: “Trying to get back to just breathing is enough of a burden”

Moore got severely ill with pneumonia and clearly feared the worst. Now he’s trying to save his best film in years.

Michael Moore could have died last week: “Trying to get back to just breathing is enough of a burden”

Moore got severely ill with pneumonia and clearly feared the worst. Now he’s trying to save his best film in years.

There’s no beating Megyn Kelly: What Donald Trump should have learned from her Fox News interview with Michael Moore

Trump won’t debate because he thinks Fox News anchor is biased. He clearly didn’t watch her Michael Moore interview.

There’s no beating Megyn Kelly: What Donald Trump should have learned from her Fox News interview with Michael Moore

Trump won’t debate because he thinks Fox News anchor is biased. He clearly didn’t watch her Michael Moore interview.

Sarah Palin’s American lobotomy: The Republicans keep making us dumber, and not even Stephen Colbert can save us

We know the GOP is angry. The bigger problem is that it’s stupid. And like rage, the idiocy flows down from the top. It is time to take seriously the role that stupidity is playing in shaping GOP politics.

Sarah Palin’s American lobotomy: The Republicans keep making us dumber, and not even Stephen Colbert can save us

We know the GOP is angry. The bigger problem is that it’s stupid. And like rage, the idiocy flows down from the top. It is time to take seriously the role that stupidity is playing in shaping GOP politics.

Michael Moore might save Flint: Moore, Jon Stewart, John Oliver keep proving satirists get more done than politicians

Jon Stewart got results for 9/11 responders. Moore got action over Flint’s toxic water. Big wins for comic activism. Read more here.

Michael Moore might save Flint: Moore, Jon Stewart, John Oliver keep proving satirists get more done than politicians

Jon Stewart got results for 9/11 responders. Moore got action over Flint’s toxic water. Big wins for comic activism. Read more here.

What the media can learn from Bill Maher: 1 year after Charlie Hebdo attack, satirists still taking risks news outlets won’t

Irony, snarky comedy and satire still remain our best weapons against political folly and media spectacle.  Read the full piece [here](Irony, snarky comedy and satire still remain our best weapons against political folly and media spectacle ).