i think this guatemala case really points to a much larger problem. A combination of an increasing frequency of extreme weather events that will affect certain crops, ad with very volatile global commodity markets could create simila kinds of dynamics in all sorts of places. And erm, the the great dependency of whole countries or regions on specific monoculture crops, a ken can, axcessebate. This kind of enormous problemi in quite scary ways, i think.this is sara jeffey. And you are listening to the dig with daniel denber, my favorite podcast for thoughtful discussions on the us Left and beyond.
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