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What are global events that occurred in the 1980s and influenced pop culture and politics? Who were important world leaders from the 1980s? Were any of the world leaders even close to perfect? Before you answer, come back for global events part 2 in episode 7! This is a massive first episode, establishing a lot of context for future episodes based in America. [Indira Gandhi, India, Bhopal, Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher, Tory, Britain, Labor, Deng Xiaoping, Fidel Castro, Cuba, Mariel Port, USSR, Soviets, Grenada, Robert Mugabe, Princess Diana, United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth Assassination Attempt, Tom Brokaw, PW Botha, Nelson Mandela, Apartheid, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tricameral Parliamentary System]

Ronald Reagan has been mythologized as a man who saved the economy, made new millionaires, created new homeowners, solved unemployment, and championed the middle class. What was real and fake? And how was wealth achieved at the expense of the quality of life of the lower class? In this episode of Lexual Does The Eighties, we’ll be discussing the rich and poor under Reaganomics. **84 articles and book sources are listed on my patreon for just $1, along with 39 archival footage videos for further viewing.**