John Oliver takes an eye-opening look at the Supreme Court
Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Donald Trump has already nominated conservative Amy Coney Barrett as her replacement — a move that means the Supreme Court…
Watch John Oliver’s stark, furious breakdown of the links between the RNC and Kenosha violence
John Oliver often spends a good chunk of Last Week Tonight’s runtime taking a deep dive into a single issue that’s making the news, or should be but isn’t. On…
John Oliver takes a disturbing deep dive into racism within the U.S. jury system
You would think that juries, given the massive responsibility they’re tasked with, would be overseen by people who are keen to make them as fair and impartial as possible. But…
John Oliver takes an eye-opening look at the way U.S. history is taught in schools
With the memory of Trump’s rescheduled June rally — originally planned on Juneteenth, an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery — still fresh in memory, John Oliver decided to…
John Oliver breaks down the ways coronavirus is affecting people in prison
As parts of America have been easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions, spikes in the number of cases have been happening in prisons across the country. As John Oliver points out in…
John Oliver dives into the shady uses of facial recognition
As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue around the globe, there’s been a growing discussion around the importance of blurring images from these protests before posting them online.…
John Oliver debunks Trump’s claim that voting by mail leads to ‘massive fraud’
The concept of voting by mail is probably something you’ve heard quite a bit about recently. Most likely from the president, who keeps banging on about it on Twitter in…
John Oliver has a beautiful solution to the many sports being postponed due to coronavirus
Other than countless hours of Netflix, what are we supposed to watch in order to fill the yawning, sports-shaped hole currently in our lives? Well, John Oliver thinks he has…
John Oliver is launching a glorious stamp collection for a very good cause
If you’re fed up with boring, regular postage stamps and you’re an avid Last Week Tonight fan, Sunday’s episode came with some splendid news — the show has launched its…