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386. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War

Freakonomics Radio

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This chapter examines how supermarkets and agricultural innovations played a pivotal role in U.S. propaganda during the Cold War, particularly through the farming race in the 1950s. It highlights the competition with the USSR and the lasting impacts of America's agricultural triumph on contemporary society.

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