Comedian John Oliver and his show
Last Weekend Tonight has taken up the cause to highlight injustices in the world today -- last week he bashed the "non-profit" NCAA and collegiate sports, this week he is challenging the American municipality system. (In the past I wrote a piece about Oliver's attack on the
FIFA corruption.)
Oliver not only does a great job mixing comedy with real issues, much akin...
Net neutrality is one of the biggest issues facing America today -- the loss of net neutrality could lead to the widespread destruction of the Internet as we know it. But many Internet users are not going down without a fight.
Thanks to an overwhelming amount of traffic on its website, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has extended the first deadline for comments on the newly-proposed Internet traffic rules to Friday, July 18, at midnight.
The traffic in question includes almost 680,000 comments left by everyone from lawmakers to ordinary citizens,
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John Oliver is one of those hilarious people who has both funny material and perfect delivery. The British comedian is most well-known for his contributions to The Daily Show on Comedy Central -- this summer Oliver took over Jon Stewart's desk for eight weeks while the regular host was filming a movie. Oliver's work filling in for Stewart was highly regarded by many (including myself) and it's only a matter of time before Oliver becomes much more of a household name. This Saturday, Oliver is set to visit the Historic State Theatre. Don't miss your...
