John Oliver on the power of US utility companies: ‘The only game in town’ - The Guardian

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the profit motives of monopolistic utility companies and the regulators who are unwilling or unable to moderate them

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver tore into the utility companies that have near-monopolistic control over the US power grid, which set high prices and are prone to scandal. Just Google your utility … [+4853 chars]

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