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Sophia A. McClennen is Professor of International Affairs and Comparative Literature at the Pennsylvania State University. She writes on the intersections between culture, politics, and society. Her latest book is "Trump Was a Joke: How Satire Made Sense of a President Who Didn't."

Larry Wilmore; Donald Trump; Jon Stewart (AP/Reuters/David McNew/Rick Wilking/Lucas Jackson/Photo montage by Salon)

Jon Stewart resigned, Trump is a joke and Larry Wilmore got canceled: Understanding the power of political satire this election

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Men inspect a damaged site after double airstrikes on the rebel held Bab al-Nairab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, August 27, 2016. (Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail)

On the eve of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, the Aleppo gaffes show we have learned nothing

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Donald Trump (AP/David Furst/Getty/Stan honda/Photo montage by Salon)

Donald Trump’s real goal for 2016: Trying to beat Fox News

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(Reuters/Mike Segar)

Students suck, professors don’t care and other myths you shouldn’t let ruin the start of the school year

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Larry Wilmore (AP/Richard Shotwell)

Losing “The Nightly Show” matters: Larry Wilmore’s satire was crucial for our democracy

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Donald Trump (AP/Evan Vucci)

It’s not Bernie backers: If the U.S. elects Trump, this is who is responsible

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We don’t just need to see Trump’s taxes — we need a real medical report on him

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Reuters/Scott Audette)

10 reasons why #DemExit is serious: Getting rid of Debbie Wasserman Schultz is not enough

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Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Colbert goes After Trumpiness: His live RNC coverage revives the comedy of “The Colbert Report”

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Donald Trump (AP/Mark Humphrey)

Press, politics and popularity: Report shows how the media — yet again — botched the election

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Hillary Clinton (AP/Matt Rourke)

The blowback from Hillary bashing: Right-wing attacks thwart reasonable criticism of Clinton’s campaign

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Gary Johnson, Jill Stein (Reuters/Lucas Jackson/Jonathan Ernst)

The system really is rigged: Why “winner-take-all” voting is killing our democracy

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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton/Lucas Jackson/Mark Kauzlarich)

The press has not done its job: 3 ways the media has failed our democracy in covering the election

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Hillary Clinton (Reuters/Gary Cameron)

The unexpected side effect of Hillary 2016: How she transformed Democrats into “new” Republicans

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(Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Why millennials love Bernie Sanders: This is what Trump, Hillary — and Chris Matthews — don’t understand about how politics has changed

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Trevor Noah (AP/Evan Agostini)

“The Daily Show” is dead to me: Trevor Noah will never, ever be good at his job — also, thanks a lot for Donald Trump

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Donald Trump, Rush Limbaugh (AP/John Locher/J. Scott Applewhite/Photo montage by Salon)

How Donald Trump always gets away with it: He’s more like Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter than a politician

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Bernie Sanders (AP/John Minchillo)

Bernie Sanders is not a sore loser: Our democracy is screwed unless we fix the unfair rules

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Donald Trump (Reuters/Carlo Allegri)

Maybe Donald Trump has really lost his mind: What if the GOP frontrunner isn’t crazy, but simply not well?

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Megyn Kelly, Samantha Bee, Bill O'Reilly (AP/Reuters/Brendan McDermid/Evan Agostini/Kathy Willens/Photo montage by Salon)

I dared criticize Fox News and speak up for Samantha Bee. This is how the right roared back at me

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Megyn Kelly, Samantha Bee, Bill O'Reilly (AP/Reuters/Brendan McDermid/Evan Agostini/Kathy Willens/Photo montage by Salon)

Back off, wingnuts: Fox News slimes Samantha Bee, doesn’t understand comedy (again)

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Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert (AP/Jason DeCrow/TBS/Richard Shotwell)

Samantha Bee is Jon Stewart’s real heir: Finally, the 2016 campaign has the satirist we so desperately need

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David Letterman, Donald Trump, Jon Stewart (AP/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/Chris Keane/Jason DeCrow/Photo montage by Salon)

David Letterman would finish off Donald Trump: Yes, we miss Jon Stewart, but no one deflated demagogues like Dave

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(AP/Evan Agostini)

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

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