John Oliver buys and forgives $15M in medical debt, illustrates horrors of America's debt-collectors
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1G9VS)
John Oliver now holds the American record for largest single giveaway in history, doubling Oprah's "you get a car!" record -- but Oliver did it by forming a debt-collection agency and buying up the debt of Americans who'd defaulted on the sky-high expenses from life-threatening illnesses, then forgiving the debts. (more")