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13 connected korrents · 10 moments from 30 Apr 2012 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under China China Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The property tax is the decisive force in shaping school inequality The property tax is the decisive force inshaping school inequality JK Jonathan Kozol — holds since c. 1991 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unequal land ownership is the great cause of unequal distribution of wealth — tap to centre the map on it Unequal land ownership is the greatcause of unequal distribution ofwealth HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: America's wealthy business-owning gentry class owes much of its fortune to deliberate tax-policy choices rather than pure market outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it America's wealthy business-owninggentry class owes much of itsfortune to deliberate tax-policychoices rather than pure marketoutcomes. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having the rich pay taxes in the same proportion is a practical necessity and a moral imperative for America — tap to centre the map on it Having the rich pay taxes in thesame proportion is a practicalnecessity and a moral imperative forAmerica Last stated 15 years ago 30 Apr 2012 SK Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever owns property, pays taxes and has intelligence and character will exercise the greatest control in government — tap to centre the map on it Whoever owns property, pays taxesand has intelligence and characterwill exercise the greatest controlin government BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectorycan keep advancing even if politicalinstability or economic uncertaintyslows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The property tax is the decisive force in shaping school inequality Last stated c. 1991 Holds Jonathan Kozol Read this korrent →