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Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on—but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?

John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, how hard they’ve been fighting to defend their name, and why you should judge…

John Oliver explains how emergency medical services function in the U.S., why they can be so expensive, and what we can do to fix things.

Main story: The pros and cons of Medicare for All; plus, Bill Barr does Trump’s personal bidding; and Flyers mascot Gritty is exonerated!

After winning a legal battle involving a coal executive and a giant squirrel, John Oliver explains how SLAPP suits are designed to stifle public dissent.

Compounding pharmacies create medication tailored to the specific needs of individual patients. John Oliver explains why this small corner of the drug market can cause big problems.

With a national dialogue underway about sexual harassment in the workplace, John Oliver sits down with Anita Hill to discuss the recent response to a not-so-recent problem.

Samantha reacts to the news of Donald Trump’s election to the Presidency.

Main segment: 2016 Summer Olympics and doping in sports. Segments: Aftermath of the United Kingdom EU membership referendum.

John Oliver on “Brexiting” from the EU: There might be an innate British desire to diss Europe, but Last Week Tonight lays out exactly why it’s a mistake to leave…

John Oliver Covers Ins and Outs of Retirement Plans: Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of high fees and bad advice – Last Week Tonight is here to…

John Oliver Takes On Debt Buyers: Companies that purchase debt on the cheap will aggressively collect on it. ’Last Week Tonight’ took a hands-on approach to addressing this issue.

Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United States selection process for presidential nominees is convoluted — to say the least. Nevertheless, John Oliver reminds Americans that the…

John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency call centers are in desperate need of funding and new…

John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?

Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.

Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.

Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical mistakes. John Oliver helps credit agencies see why this is…

Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver sits down with Congressman Steve Israel to…

Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?

Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It’s…complicated.

Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That’s odd considering most of us don’t know they exist.

Our main story was about Donald Trump. We can’t believe we’re saying that either.