Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 18, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host dismissed the idea that the third-party candidates are "spoilers" and expressed his understanding of the American public's desire for alternatives to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 10, 2016
"No amount of sugar coating can cover up the reality of what we have done at Guantanamo Bay," said the "Last Week Tonight" host in a segment advocating the permanent closure of the controversial detention center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 3, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host points out flaws in the handling of police brutality in the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 26, 2016
On Sunday's show, the "Last Week Tonight" host called the political scandals plaguing both major candidates “the electoral equivalent of seeing someone puking so you start puking and then someone else [is] puking and pretty soon everyone is puking 2016"—a phenomenon also known as the 2016 elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 22, 2016
"The problem with letting the free market decide when it comes to kids," the "Last Week Tonight" host said in his commentary on publicly funded, privately run schools, "is that kids change faster than the market. And by the time it's obvious a school is failing, futures may have been ruined." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 15, 2016
In a scary and important episode, the "Last Week Tonight" host sounds a warning about a boom in subprime automobile loans that promises to make "your eye twitch with flashbacks to the mortgage crisis." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host talks about how political corruption thrives in an environment in which journalists are being fired or forced to focus on social media and click-bait rather than on reporting. He also admits that shows like his wouldn't exist without newspapers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 1, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host takes stock of the past two "topsy-turvy" weeks of political conventions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 25, 2016
Politicians like Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich have realized something crucial about modern-day American politics, according to the "Last Week Tonight" host. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 28, 2016
Using an example of a Portuguese woman distraught about what to tell her two daughters, one of whom was born in the UK, the "Last Week Tonight" host says, "Just tell them that they might be screwed because a pig-f****r called for a vote, a bus had some bullshit written on it, and then two idiots called Nigel and Boris quoted President Bill Pullman They'll totally understand". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 27, 2016
The Rio de Janeiro Olympics are just around the corner, and while they may conjure inspirational stories of athletes, the truth behind some of the participants' incredible achievements can be a bit more grim than these stories let on. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 20, 2016
On the upcoming British referendum on whether the U.K. should exit the E.U., the "Last Week Tonight" host expresses his ideas in a "violently British" way--some of which involves a hateful song. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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