John Oliver tore into Jared Kushner, son-in-law of and adviser to President Donald Trump, on Sunday night over his failures during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A central figure in the administration’s response to the pandemic, Kushner is in charge of getting emergency supplies to the cities and states that need them most. But the host of “Last Week […]
John Oliver called out right-wing politicians and media figures who in recent days have pushed to reopen businesses, even if that means older Americans have to die due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. “We’re being forced to confront some of the strangest, darkest implications of our national mindset in which market worship threatens to […]
There is no cure for President Donald Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak, John Oliver complained on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” Sunday. (See the video below.) The host slammed the president over his misinformed response to the virus, officially known as COVID-19. He showed a clip of Trump saying that a vaccine would be ready […]
All health and social care workers are to be given mandatory training on autism and learning disabilities after the death of a teenager. Oliver McGowan, 18, died at Southmead hospital in Bristol in 2016 after being given a drug he was allergic to despite repeat warning from his parents. The government has announced funding of […]
John Oliver took a deep dive into the world of gene editing on Sunday night and its potential power to cure disease or unleash 30-foot wolves on the world like in the movie “Rampage.” The “Last Week Tonight” host warned that while gene editing is promising, it’s also “wildly difficult” and there’s always a chance it […]