the global melodrama

[Brad De Long]

>
>BTW, does anybody know the real story on the recent Mexican fires?
>The media implied it was traditional slash and burn farming in
>southern Mexico that got out of hand due to an unusual dry
>season.
>
>But I'm cursed with a suspicious nature. Is it possible, do
>you guys think, that the burning was instigated by American
>agribusiness clearing a lot of land in a hurry?
>
>But maybe not. Any comments?

Possible. I don't know. I'll try to find some people who would...