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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · S1E23 — State Legislatures and ALEC
Season 1 episodes
1. POM Wonderful v. Coca-ColaApr 27, 2014
2. Capital PunishmentMay 4, 2014
3. Climate Change DenialMay 11, 2014
4. The Right to Be ForgottenMay 18, 2014
5. Net NeutralityJun 1, 2014
6. FIFA and the World CupJun 8, 2014
7. Immigration ReformJun 15, 2014
8. Dr. OzJun 22, 2014
9. Burwell v. Hobby LobbyJun 29, 2014
10. Income and Wealth InequalityJul 13, 2014
11. Incarceration in the United StatesJul 20, 2014
12. Nuclear Weapons and the United StatesJul 27, 2014
13. Native AdvertisingAug 3, 2014
14. Payday LoansAug 10, 2014
15. Shooting of Michael Brown and Police MilitarizationAug 17, 2014
16. Student DebtSep 7, 2014
17. Scottish Independence ReferendumSep 14, 2014
18. United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015Sep 21, 2014
19. DronesSep 28, 2014
20. Civil ForfeitureOct 5, 2014
21. Military TranslatorsOct 19, 2014
22. SugarOct 26, 2014
23. State Legislatures and ALECNov 2, 2014
24. The LotteryNov 9, 2014Synopsis
The attention surrounding midterm elections often fixates on the least consequential corners of Congress, while a crucial and often peculiar electoral event receives scant scrutiny. State legislators, responsible for a significant volume of legislation, benefit from the work of an organization known as ALEC, which drafts bills for them. The organization’s methods are, to put it mildly, suspect.
