EXPLAINED: 10 - The Real Truth

John Oliver takes on Trump and Big Corn

"I just met non-liquid gold, you know where it was? Iowa! It’s called corn,” Trump said in a recent speech

Salon · May 20, 2024

John Oliver tackles the US corn industry: ‘You might be thinking, so what?’

The Last Week Tonight host looks into federal subsidies effects and ethanol standards upholding ‘America’s No 1 crop’

The Guardian - US · May 20, 2024

Oliver touts favorite Eurovision star

A man with "blonde locks and pervert glasses hatching out of a denim egg? It’s like Botticelli’s 'Birth of Venus'"

Salon · May 13, 2024

John Oliver on UFOs: ‘There needs to be room for honest inquiry’

The Last Week Tonight host looks into speculation, study and cover-ups about unidentified flying objects in the US

The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2024

John Oliver on Medicaid mess: ‘Could the government blindside people with something beneficial?’

Last Week Tonight host digs into Medicaid ending insurance for millions in ‘unwinding’ emblematic of the system’s issues

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2024

John Oliver on lethal injections: ‘A protracted nightmare of suffering’

The Last Week Tonight host looks into new “grim” developments on the death penalty in the US, and identifies a secret supplier of lethal injections.

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2024

John Oliver calls out Trump's cash grabs

The "Last Week Tonight" host underscored how Trump has "used his legal troubles as a pretext to ask for donations"

Salon · Apr 1, 2024

John Oliver on student loans: ‘It’s hard to feel like this system isn’t rigged’

Last Week Tonight host digs into ballooning costs of higher education and potential solutions to a vicious cycle of debt

The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2024

John Oliver to US state medical boards handling malpractice: ‘Fix this mess’

The Last Week Tonight host looks into the issue of state medical boards mishandling complaints about negligent or harmful doctors

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2024

John Oliver calls for new leadership of Boeing: ‘Fix the culture that you have destroyed’

Last Week Tonight host looks into recent safety and profit-driven culture issues plaguing major US airplane manufacturer

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2024