In my check of banana prices recently, one Oregon supermarket (Trader Joe’s) was still charging 19¢ each. Its neighborhood rival (Safeway) was charging
Source: Nixon’s Famous Price Freeze Did Stop Inflation – CounterPunch.org
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The Coup in Chile: What Did Nixon Know and When Did He Know it? | National Security Archive
49 Years After Pinochet’s Putsch, Presidential and CIA Documents Still Remain Secret
Source: The Coup in Chile: What Did Nixon Know and When Did He Know it? | National Security Archive
Abolish the CIA
With Nixon’s approval, Helms illegally spied on the antiwar movement. Meanwhile the CIA-assisted the murder of Chilean General Rene Schneider – because he supported a civilian transfer of power and would not undo Allende’s legitimate presidency, something which profoundly affronted the testy pride of Nixon and his advisor Henry Kissinger – encouraged fascist killers to go after Allende himself. It signaled that the U.S. not only would not stop their excesses, but also supported them.
AREA 56 [PDF / Audio Book] – 50 Years of Deep State (Mark Gorton)
The Mad Man Theory May Have Its Mad Man
Early in Richard Nixon’s presidency, he told chief of staff Bob Haldeman that his secret strategy for ending the Vietnam War was to threaten the use of
Source: The Mad Man Theory May Have Its Mad Man – CounterPunch.org
1848+: The End(s) of History 