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Net Neutrality Activists Question 'Attack' on FCC Site
Campaigners are "extremely skeptical" about the FCC's claims that hackers knocked out the website.
FCC Website Hit After John Oliver's Net Neutrality Rant
The television host called upon viewers to flood the FCC with comments on its plan to reverse rules that prevent data discrimination.
Neil Buchanan: Why Is Gray Lady Bending Over for Trump?
The New York Times is trying to "understand" Trump, as if journalism were some kind of group therapy.
John Oliver Explains Why Net Neutrality Is in Trouble
"It seems that the Trump era will basically CTL-Z everything that happened on Obama's watch," Oliver says in reference to the president's stance on net neutrality.
John Oliver Explains Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
"I know all of this seems like an evisceration of both Jared and Ivanka, but it is really not," says Oliver. "I don't know enough about them to eviscerate them."
John Oliver on the Importance of the French Election
"You in France love nothing more than acting like you are better than Britain and America," Oliver told French voters. "Now is your chance to prove that."
John Oliver Explains How Politicians Use Gerrymandering
"In a democracy, the question of who gets to draw the map should not have as much significance as it currently does," says Oliver.
John Oliver on Why We Need Marijuana Reform Now
"Our federal laws desperately need to be brought up to date," says Oliver.
John Oliver Breaks Down Trump's Budget Proposal
"If anything resembling this budget passes," says Oliver, "many of Trump's own voters will wind up getting burned."
John Oliver Breaks Down the Republican Health Care Plan
"This bill seems almost universally hated in Washington," says Oliver. "It is truly the Ted Cruz of health care legislation."
John Oliver Sits Down With the Dalai Lama
"I practice taking others' suspicions and distrust and giving them patience, tolerance and compassion," the Dalai Lama told John Oliver.
Michael Dorf: Trump Needs a Daily Bespoke News Video
The "show" could look like CNN or Fox, with "guests" who are policy experts.
John Oliver Details the Anatomy of Trump's Falsehoods
"Trump sees something that jibes with his worldview, doesn't check it, half-remembers it and then passes it on, at which point it takes on a life of its own and appears to validate itself," says Oliver.
John Oliver Is Concerned for His Future in America
"I am slightly concerned," Oliver said. "I have an American wife and an American son now, but who knows what's enough?
John Oliver Lays Out What to Do to Stop Trump
"It's going to be too easy for things to start feeling normal, especially if you are someone who is not directly impacted by his actions," says Oliver. "So keep reminding yourself: This is not normal."
John Oliver Says Multilevel Marketing Is a Scam
"Good, hardworking people are going to keep getting caught up in these companies" unless awareness is raised, says Oliver.
John Oliver Explains the Dangers of School Segregation
"While this always gets framed as an issue about parents and their children, it's actually about everybody," Oliver says. "Because kids grow up."
John Oliver on America's Opioid Addiction Problem
"There is no one, simple answer here," says Oliver. "Not all opioid addicts will respond to the same treatments, and not all people in pain will find relief in alternative therapies."
John Oliver Breaks Down Jill Stein, Gary Johnson Runs
"The lack of coverage they complain about so much might have genuinely benefited them," Oliver says of the leading third-party candidates. "Their key proposals begin to crumble under the slightest scrutiny."
John Oliver on the Importance of Closing Guantanamo
"There might well be detainees who we scooped up as young men who we think are guilty," says Oliver. "But they will never get a trial, and they will be there until they die."
John Oliver Calls for Police Accountability
"A lack of trust in police accountability leads to a lack of trust in police," says Oliver.
Is Donald Trump Really Just Andy Kaufman in Disguise?
Trump is rarely likened to previous presidents, but is often accused of being a long-dead performance artist.
John Oliver Breaks Down the Election's Many Scandals
"It is dangerous to think there is an equal number on both sides."
John Oliver on the Problem With Charter Schools
Charter schools are some of the most mismanaged taxpayer-funded agencies in the country.
John Oliver on the Dangers of Subprime Auto Loans
Auto lenders routinely trick lower-income Americans into paying far more for a car than it is actually worth, the "Last Week Tonight" host says.
John Oliver Laments the Decline of Local Newspapers
The decline of journalism could mean the rise of political corruption, he says.
John Oliver Slams Donald Trump Response to Khizr Khan
The "Last Week Tonight" host didn't hold back in his criticism of Donald Trump's response to the Muslim-American whose son was killed in Iraq.
John Oliver Sees Feelings Over Facts at the RNC
The "Last Week Tonight" host took a few weeks off but returned just in time to skewer the RNC.
John Oliver Breaks Down Olympic Athlete Doping
The Olympics are nearly upon us, and the water may not be the only thing that's dirty in Rio.
John Oliver Explains What You Need to Know About Brexit
The "Last Week Tonight" host is not happy that his home country might vote to leave the European Union.