Tag Archives: John Oliver

ON THIS DAY: April 23, 2020

Posted on April 23, 2020 by wordcloud9

April 23rd is UN English Language Day * Lost Dog Awareness Day * Talk Like Shakespeare Day * World Book and Copyright Day * Impossible Astronaut Day (Dr. Who) * ____________________________________ MORE! William Shakespeare, Unity Dow and John Oliver, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 23, 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by wordcloud9

April 23rd is UN English Language Day * Lost Dog Awareness Day * Talk Like Shakespeare Day * World Book and Copyright Day * Impossible Astronaut Day (Dr. Who) * ____________________________________ MORE! William Shakespeare, Unity Dow and John Oliver, click

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TCS: My Best Buy of the Month – Thank You, John Oliver

Posted on March 19, 2018 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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John Oliver Talks about South Carolina and the Confederate Flag on “Last Week Tonight”

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro On Sunday night, John Oliver took on the subject of the Confederate flag flying on the grounds of South Carolina’s statehouse.

Posted in American History, Civil War, Conservatives, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, South Carolina, States, Television, United States | Tagged , , , | 35 Comments

John Oliver Slams America’s “Disgraceful” Maternity Leave Policy on Mother’s Day (VIDEO)

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last night, John Oliver did a killer segment on the lack of paid family leave after the birth of a child in the United States. We hear a lot of politicians spouting off about family values these … Continue reading →

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John Oliver on the Negative Effects of Too Much Standardized Testing on Our Children and Our Public Schools (VIDEO)

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro School reformers have claimed for years that our public schools and our public school teachers are failing our children. In Washington, policies put in place to help reform our schools have brought us the disastrous No Child … Continue reading →

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Municipal Violations, Debtors’ Prisons, For-Profit Probation Companies…and a John Oliver Video

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Two years ago, I wrote a column for Res Ipsa Loquitor on the subject of debtors’ prisons in the United States. In that posting, I told about a 2010 report published by the America Civil Liberties Union … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Civil Liberties, Countries, Courts, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Prison, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States | Tagged , , , , , , | 96 Comments

John Oliver Digs into the “Bizarre” American Practice of Electing Judges

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro John Oliver took on the subject of electing judges on Last Week Tonight on Sunday. In most states, judges are elected–not appointed–“forcing many judges to pander to the electorate and accept campaign money in order to keep … Continue reading →

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John Oliver’s Takedown of the Tobacco Industry on “Last Week Tonight” (VIDEO)

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro One might assume that American tobacco companies were hurting because the “smoking rate in the United States has dropped from 43 percent in 1965 to 18 percent today…” The drastic drop is due “to strict laws outlawing … Continue reading →

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John Oliver on Big Pharma and the Marketing of Drugs to Doctors

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro John Oliver’s HBO program Last Week Tonight is back from a three-month hiatus. Oliver did a killer segment last night on Big Phrama and the huge amount of money that drug companies spend on marketing their drugs … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Health Care, Humor, Media, Pharmaceuticals, Science, Society, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 14 Comments