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How did John Oliver become the moral compass of the US?

How did John Oliver become the moral compass of the US?
world8/6/2025

He and other late-night hosts are rare voices when it comes to honest discussion of Gaza and Trump – which says something frightening about our public discourse, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

Some time ago, an acquaintance sent me a cryptic text message. “Thought of you after I saw one of your recent articles,” they said. “Thank you for saying it.” I write columns regularly. Some are about vaginas; some are about the genocide in Gaza. Was... [5182 chars]