Hi Radio Audience, you're listening to This is Hell,

producer Alex here.

Your bitter blind broke gap tooth radio host Chuck Mertz is on a couple week winter break.

We're back to the new shows in 2022, but today,

Taun V. Misra, on finding connection in crisis.

Thanks to Jeff, Dave G, and Derek B for the suggestion.

And thank you for just sitting there and listening to our show. Let's get going. Happy

New Year. Good luck not getting the virus or good luck having it I guess.

See in 2022. India's farmers are in crisis and have been for years facing increasing deregulation and the expansion of huge

agricultural firms buying up large swaths of land.

Pushing small farmers who cannot compete further and further into

untouched Hinterlands where many viruses currently reside that can become pandemics. This expulsion has led many

Indian farmers to suicide. Others have decided there is no future for them in their home country

and have decided to leave. The problem is the nation

that has promoted the policies that have forced the farmers to flee also as a policy of

not accepting refugees from US agribusiness and economic policies.

Here to tell us about the people at the southern border that are rarely associated with that

border.

Ton v Misra posted the Baffler article, broader crises, Indian border crossers illuminate the interconnectedness of mass migration.

Welcome to this is Haltonvey.

Thanks so much for having me.

Happy to be here.

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