John Oliver has been doing a great job on his HBO show Last Week Tonight. He's not only very funny, but he's talking about some of the most important issues of our time with the honesty and passion they deserve. You won't get this kind of coverage from most other media outlets. Net neutrality, the death penalty, predatory lending, sponsored advertising, false balance in climate change reporting—so many of his segments have me cheering, "Finally, someone is saying this!" And not for the first time, the most incisive analysis of current events comes from a comedian. The court jester is often described as the only person who could speak truth to the king.
He recently did an excellent segment on police militarization.
He's also talked about our broken prison system.
More of this, please!
