Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Oregon’s Bay Area is feeling determined.

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Efficient, really. Horrifying, but efficient.

Somewhere in the background, while the headlines argue over shootings and interviews and royal visits, the actual question quietly gets louder: What happens when a system this good at pretending everything is fine runs into a problem it can’t pretend its way out of?

Thanks. Interesting read. I had no idea about Colombian small miners and criminal cartels.

I had not idea about the Colombian small miners and criminal cartels. I also had no idea about the “dirty” gold either. It was an informative article.