Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 3

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

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

Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but... More a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver sits down with Congressman Steve Israel to discuss the costs of political spending.

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

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

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

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

John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to... More hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency call centers are in desperate need of funding and new technology, so “no guarantees” is the unfortunate reality.

Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United... More States selection process for presidential nominees is convoluted — to say the least. Nevertheless, John Oliver reminds Americans that the "middle of the game" is the worst possible time to change the rules.

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

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

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

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

Main segment: Republican National Convention. Segments: Hillary Clinton's VP... More Pick; Boris Johnson as Britain's Foreign Secretary; Roger Ailes Resignation; Unauthorised use of music by politicians

Main segment: Democratic National Convention. Segments: Voter ID Laws, 2016... More Turkish Purges

John Oliver has some bad news about the state of... More the industry that gives us our news.

Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael... More Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.

Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated.... More John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.

Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses... More Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.

John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and... More hold police officers accountable for misconduct.

John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the... More military prison at Guantánamo Bay.

Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John... More Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.

John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s... More epidemic of opioid addiction.

Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John... More Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.

Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some... More seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a problem.

The presidential race has been a hell of a ride.... More ‘Last Week Tonight’ closes out the election and Season 3 with a bang.