VIDEO: John Oliver Urges Us to Wake Up to How Big Oil Is Killing People and Destroying North Dakota
In another informative and funny segment of "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver explores what has happened to North Dakota since the start of its oil boom.In another informative and funny segment of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver explores what has happened to North Dakota since the start of its oil boom.
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