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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season 3 • Episode 14 • Debt Buyers
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3, Episode 14: Debt Buyers
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. Watch Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3, Episode 14 Debt Buyers in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3, Episode 14 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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30 episodes
Voting
John talks about the late Antonin Scalia's love of the Letter of the Law, Chipotle's food safety problems, how Voter IDs laws should be applied to those who write them, and New Zealand's economic development minister Steven Joyce.
30 min
Abortion Laws
John talks about the South Carolina Republican primary, the Supreme Court vacancy and abortion, which theoretically is legal in the U.S., but some states make it practically inaccessible. Plus, how is Hollywood whitewashing still a thing?
30 min
Donald Trump
John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.
30 min
Special Districts
Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.
30 min
Encryption
Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It's…complicated.
29 min
Border Wall
Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?
30 min
Congressional Fundraising
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 discuss the costs of political spending.
30 min
Credit Reports
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 a problem.
30 min
Lead
Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.
30 min
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.
30 min
Scientific Studies
John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?
30 min
911
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 technology, so “no guarantees” is the unfortunate reality.
30 min
Primaries and Caucuses
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 "middle of the game" is the worst possible time to change the rules.
30 min
Debt Buyers
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.
35 min
Retirement Plans
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 help.
32 min
Brexit
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 the EU.
30 min
Doping
John talks about the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and doping in sports with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio on the horizon.
30 min
Republican National Convention
John talks about the disastrous Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where politicians were mostly talking about their feelings equating them to facts. Plus, Hillary Clinton's VP pick, the appointment of Boris Johnson as Britain's Foreign Secretary, the resignation of Roger Ailes from FOX and the unauthorized use of songs in political campaigns.
30 min
Democratic National Convention
John covers the rocky Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Plus, the military coup in Turkey and its aftermath, the voter ID laws targeting the minorities and how are tanning beds still a thing.
30 min
Journalism
John Oliver has some bad news about the state of the industry that gives us our news. Plus, the coverage of the Opening Ceremony of Rio Olympics.
30 min
Auto Lending
Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.
30 min
Charter Schools
Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.
35 min
Scandals
Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.
30 min
Police Accountability
John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.
30 min
Guantánamo
John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.
30 min
Third Parties
Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.
30 min
Opioids
John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.
35 min
School Segregation
Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.
30 min
Multilevel Marketing
Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a problem.
40 min
President-Elect Trump
The presidential race has been a hell of a ride. ‘Last Week Tonight’ closes out the election and Season 3 with a bang.
30 min