Beauty pageants have been targets of feminist criticism since their creation. (And who can blame us?) In response to this pushback, many pageants have begun emphasizing their scholarship programs. Miss America claims to make available over 45 million dollars for scholarships annually. Except… that’s not really true. Watch John Oliver expose this lie while delivering an epic takedown of the Miss America Pageant.

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The function of the US prison system is to rehabilitate prisoners — or at least it’s supposed to be. Nowadays, it seems like the federal prison system is more devoted to saving money than they are to taking care of inmates. But don’t take our word for it. Watch John Oliver (and special guests) explain just how messed up our prison system has become over the years.

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