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According to Clark, who also authors the Capital Flows and Asset Markets blog, the financial architecture built during the Thatcher-Reagan revolution of the 1980s is being dismantled.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the Mexican sunshine, this was a crowning performance for the ages as Mario Zagallo's outfit dismantled an Azzurri side packed with their own stars in Gigi Riva, Sandro Mazzola and Giacinto Facchetti.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
But in a housing crisis where the working solution is to build, build, build, some of the area’s least expensive housing has been steadily dismantled over the decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the renewed US blockade "has, in a way, dismantled the Islamabad memorandum", referring to the interim deal reached last month to halt hostilities and pursue peace talks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 formally dismantled the Jim Crow system of discrimination in public accommodations, employment, voting, education, and federally financed activities.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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