John Oliver & The Daily Show take the piss out of CNN's John King and his Magic WallŪ that was used so often this election season to illustrate the Electoral Map.
Malalai Joya is a 28 year-old woman from Afghanistan. This film follows her parliamentary campaign to her election as a delegate in Wolesi Jirga, or National Assembly. It is the first democratic parliament election in Afghanistan in over 30 years. Surrounded by security, Malalai Joya spreads her political beliefs despite several death threats. There have been 4 attempts against her life.
Steve Lopez of the La Times goes to Wasilla, Alaska. A town where Sarah Palin was once mayor.
Fast-food joints, a gun store and strip malls -- they call this 'downtown'? Wasilla's sprawling, poorly planned developments are almost as scary as its former mayor's doctrine of Palin-tology.