Author: Justin Lane

Donald Trump has been upholding President Eisenhower’s “Operation Wetback” as the precedent for his own mass deportation program. Historians and commentators though have been quick to caveat Trump’s claims with some reality: Ike’s plan was brutal and cruel. Stephen Colbert took the opportunity to inform his audience about some of the reasons why “Operation Wetback” supporters may want to stay their enthusiasm for a moment. “I did some research,” said Colbert. “Eisenhower did deport over a million Mexicans. It was a little program the United States government actually called ‘Operation Wetback.’ So, you might want to update that button...

Campaign finance spending is out of control. It’s currently projected that in next year’s presidential race, an estimated $5 billion dollars will be spent on campaigns. That number doubles what was spent in 2012. It gets worse though, nearly half of all of that spending is expected to come from about 160 families. While there are about 128 million households in America, only a small fraction of the wealthiest families in this country are expected to contribute the majority of the funds behind the election. Trevor Noah, host of the Daily Show, explains how ridiculous the situation has become in this...