S9 E1: Canadian Vaccine Protests & Critical Race Theory: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Season 9, Episode 1. Feb. 20th, 2022. Season 9 premiere. John Oliver explains why truck drivers in Canada are protesting vaccine mandates, then turns to the controversy over Critical Race Theory: Why the moral panic around the obscure legal theory started, who's behind it, and how MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech wasn't a magic spell that solved racism.

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Season 9, Episode 1. Feb. 20th, 2022. Season 9 premiere. John Oliver explains why truck drivers in Canada are protesting vaccine mandates, then turns to the controversy over Critical Race Theory: Why the moral panic around the obscure legal theory started, who's behind it, and how MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech wasn't a magic spell that solved racism.

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