Speech At The UN Food Systems Pre-Summit

Source: U Thant / July 26, 2021

Jeffrey Sachs at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit, speaking about food systems transformation, colonialism, the CIA, the Republicans, the UN budget, and taxing the rich.

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