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Read this korrent: History shows a long-run movement toward equality that went together with prosperity
History shows a long-run movement toward equality that went together with prosperity
Last stated 5 years ago
8 Mar 2022
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Thomas Piketty — holds since 2022-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected — tap to centre the map on it
Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected
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Michael Walzer — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Far more progress came under equal opportunity than under affirmative action — tap to centre the map on it
Far more progress came under equal opportunity than under affirmative action
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Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1980 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The history of every society so far has been a history of class struggles — tap to centre the map on it
The history of every society so far has been a history of class struggles
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Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
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Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equality cannot be stopped, but whether it leads to freedom or servitude depends on each nation — tap to centre the map on it
Equality cannot be stopped, but whether it leads to freedom or servitude depends on each nation
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Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The history of the platform and class and the success rate of the platform and class matters. — tap to centre the map on it
The history of the platform and class and the success rate of the platform and class matters.
Last stated a week ago
22 Oct 2026
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Vinay Prasad — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human progress depends on association combined with equality — tap to centre the map on it
Human progress depends on association combined with equality
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Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The main line of women's progress is toward economic equality, not only legal equality — tap to centre the map on it
The main line of women's progress is toward economic equality, not only legal equality
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Where equality is lasting, great revolutions will be harder and rarer than people suppose — tap to centre the map on it
Where equality is lasting, great revolutions will be harder and rarer than people suppose
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Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it
A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea.
Last stated 9 years ago
3 Dec 2017
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
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Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are