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Real figures, on the other hand, are adjusted for inflation.
Naked Statistics
Charles Wheelan
On September 11, 1973, a military junta led by Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet seized power, with Allende dying under murky circumstances in the presidential palace. The coup does not seem to have been directly organized by the U.S., but it’s obvious that we created the conditions that made it possible, and the plotters knew that America wouldn’t mind at all if they took over.
Chile’s Vote on a New Constitution Is a Big Loss for the CIA and the “Chicago Boys”
Jon Schwarz
Metropolitan areas that are largely made up of unskilled workers do not become more productive as they get bigger.
The Housing Theory of Everything - Works in Progress
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