- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Depress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, there is some evidence that migration can slightly depress wages at the bottom end of the labour market, but that's an argument for a genuine living wage, for ensuring all workers are employed on the same terms and conditions, and for extending unionisation.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
But a rejection of freedom of movement within Europe's own boundaries does not strengthen the case for accepting more migrants and refugees from outside: the reverse, in fact.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
If only Brexit would go away. It sucks the political oxygen away from the issues we should all be discussing: like low wages, insecure jobs and the housing crisis.
- Disseminate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Few would deny the importance of tackling online hatred or child abuse content. The internet, after all, has become a key weapon for those who disseminate and incite hatred and violence against minorities, and for those who pose a horrifying threat to children.
- Hatred
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, we need action to deal with online hatred and abuse. But let's make sure there are clear safeguards, or history will repeat itself, and peaceful opponents of an unjust status quo will suffer the consequences.
- Liberation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The liberation of workers from excessive work was one of the pioneering demands of the labour movement.
- Create
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- Nov 07, 2020
Increased public ownership of the economy should be structured to create more worker self-management and control.
- Independent
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- Nov 07, 2020
So much of our lives is surrendered to subordinating ourselves to the needs and whims of others, turning human beings into cash cows rather than independent, well-rounded individuals.
- Economic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our social model means economic growth all too often involves concentrating wealth produced by the many into the bank accounts of the few, without improving the lives of the majority.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy is a bundle of rights and freedoms wrestled from the powerful. Our rulers only surrender their power when compelled to - when the cost of resisting pressure from below becomes greater than the cost of giving ground to it.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Turkey's regime is fast degenerating into outright dictatorship, emboldened by the imminent ascent of Donald Trump to the most powerful position on Earth.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Turkey is a warning: democracy is precious but fragile. It underlines how rights and freedoms are often won at great cost and sacrifice but can be stripped away by regimes exploiting national crises.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Almost all human beings have the capacity for empathy. Everyone has the potential to be at least troubled, or feel genuine anguish, about the suffering of other human beings.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
We recognise that, like us, other humans have insecurities and ambitions; we fall in love and have relationships that end in heartbreak; we worry about our children's wellbeing; we say things we regret; we're occasionally kept awake by fears or worries; and we try to impress people we look up to.
- Argument
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- Nov 07, 2020
Political linguists have argued that the right often uses stories to make an argument, while the left falls back on facts and statistics.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020