John Oliver shines a light on America’s terrible mental health treatment system
Mental illness is a serious problem in America, but it has little to do with mass shootings.
On Oct 5, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver shut down his evangelical church—but not for any reason you should expect
The one seed he didn’t want to sow.
On Sep 14, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski
John Oliver exposes the sorry state of America’s public-defender system
You might have the right to an attorney, but that attorney won’t have time to carefully consider your case.
On Sep 14, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver gives kids some pretty strange advice for the new school year
Welcome to Oliver’s view of American high-school education.
On Sep 7, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver looks at the shocking LGBT discrimination that goes beyond marriage
Legalizing same-sex marriage was just the first step.
On Aug 24, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
IRS pressured to investigate televangelists after ‘Last Week Tonight’ segment
This ‘prosperity gospel’ seems kind of fishy!
On Aug 23, 2015 by Kate Conger
John Oliver just launched an evangelical church to test the IRS
If you’re watching his show, you’re already part of the flock.
On Aug 17, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
‘Last Week Tonight’s sex PSA makes up for terrible sex-education classes
Some of these sex education videos have to be seen to be believed.
On Aug 10, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver will convince you that D.C. deserves statehood
Oliver says D.C. should get full statehood—and fast.
On Aug 3, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver delivers a much-needed wake-up call on drug laws and mandatory minimums
‘Prison sentences are like penises. If used correctly, even a short one can do the trick.’
On Jul 27, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver can’t believe how much food we waste in the U.S.
America wastes a lot of perfectly good food, but John Oliver might have the solution.
On Jul 20, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver rips apart publicly funded stadiums and the teams that demand them
Why aren’t sports fans more bothered by their favorite teams demanding publicly funded stadiums?
On Jul 13, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver recorded some ‘shallow dives’ to tide you over while he’s on break
The HBO host celebrated the weekend by covering some uncharacteristically shallow topics.
On Jul 6, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Oliver shines a light on the civil-rights struggle in the transgender community
The same-sex marriage victory is only the beginning.
On Jun 29, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski
John Oliver knows exactly what to do with the Confederate flag
It was racist then, and it’s racist now.
On Jun 22, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski
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