"The vast majority of mentally ill people are non-violent," Oliver says. And yet they're the GOP's scapegoat

The comedian reminisces about his Comedy Central post and admits he's nervous about his upcoming HBO program

It’s Presidents’ Day, which means ... let's go shopping? Here's who's really behind this fake holiday -- and why

Quite literally

The "Last Week Tonight" host extends a formal invitation to Trump's "publicist" to appear on his show

You haven't heard it all until you've heard disgraced Iran-Contra official Oliver North blast the Bergdahl deal

Historical fact makes right-wing fantasies more plausible

"Some towns have been devastated," Oliver warned

John Oliver reviews what we know (and mostly don't know) about the whereabouts of the NSA whistleblower

"There have been charter schools so flawed, they don't make it through the school year," Oliver said

San Diego synagogue shooter suspect's mosque burning investigation sparks conversation around U.S. hate crimes.

The comedian issues a scathing indictment against the police and government in Ferguson, Missouri

Oliver enlisted the help of Dame Helen Mirren to read some excerpts from the SIC's public torture report

And suggests alternatives

Jefferson's stirring call to arms may be the greatest text of the Enlightenment — and changed the course of history