Far from Jamaica

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On July 16, 1975, Jamaica’s conservative newspaper, The Daily Gleaner, published an ominous headline paraphrasing Prime Minister Michael Manley, the leader of the leftist People’s National Party: “No One Can Become a Millionaire Here—PM.” In an ill-tempered story, the paper fizzed with fury at the heresy of the prime minister’s anti-individualistic and anticapitalist vision for […]

Original source: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/03/23/far-from-jamaica-if-i-survive-you-jonathan-escoffery/

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