Medicaid: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Transcript
Main segment: Medicaid. Other segments: revival of the 1864 Arizona abortion law, 2024 South Korean legislative election
Main segment: Medicaid. Other segments: revival of the 1864 Arizona abortion law, 2024 South Korean legislative election
John Oliver explores the complex and morally fraught issue of the death penalty in America, contrasting its harsh history with the Trump administration’s recent push to resume federal executions.
John Oliver discusses the downsides of food delivery apps, Donald Trump’s latest attempt to pay off his legal debts, and why one southern California police department got in trouble with Lego.
Main segment: Student loans in the United States. Other segments: U.S. House of Representatives passes the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, divisions in the U.S. House Republican Conference
Main segment: State medical boards and their role in regulating medical malpractice. Other segments: Donald Trump endorses Mark Robinson in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Vice President Kamala Harris calls for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war
Main segment: Boeing. Other segments: Presidential immunity in the United States, Mitch McConnell steps down as head of the Senate Republican Conference
Main segment: Pig butchering scams. Other segments: LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, discussion of the Comstock laws and modern day book burning
John Oliver recaps the major news stories from the last two months and talks about the US Supreme Court corruption (especially involving Clarence Thomas)
John Oliver discusses Elon Musk, the influence he has over more than just his businesses, and the perfect place for him and Mark Zuckerberg to finally have that cage match
John Oliver discusses freight trains and railroads, how they’ve put profits over safety, and, crucially, what shows he watched as a child that explain…everything
John Oliver discusses the systems in place for donating our organs and bodies, why those donations don’t always go where we might think they’re going, and the expulsion of George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives
John Oliver discusses dollar stores and why Irish Spring is not his soap of choice
John Oliver discusses the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
John Oliver discusses the ongoing fallout from the overturning of Roe v. Wade as the November elections approach.
John Oliver discusses chocolate, cocoa farming, and, of course, some facts that will make Halloween a little weird.
John Oliver discusses the oldest and largest management consulting firm: McKinsey & Company.
John Oliver discusses the groups in charge of keeping our food safe – from the FDA, to the USDA, to, most crucially, the Association for Dressings and Sauces.
John Oliver discusses homeschooling, its surprising lack of regulation in many states, and, crucially, Darth Vader’s parenting skills.
John Oliver discusses the health care offered in prisons and jails, who provides it, why it’s so bad, and what Red Bull’s slogan should be.
John Oliver discusses the things Biden has promised to fix about our southern border, what he has and hasn’t done, and a magnificent pile of gators.
John Oliver discusses cryptocurrency, three of the biggest crypto companies to collapse over the past year, and what to do when your office is giving off “crime vibes”.
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