Are the Amazon Fires a Crime Against Humanity?

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By The ConversationSep 17, 2019, 2:58 pm187 pts
By Tara Smith Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have jumped 84 percent during President Jair Bolsonaro's first year in office and in July 2019 alone, an area of rainforest the size of Manhattan was lost every day. The Amazon fires may seem beyond human control, but they're not beyond human culpability. Bolsonaro…

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