#Rights

Did classical economics have an indigenous theory of property as such? Ie, prescribing actual property rules in one way or another? Did it hew to Locke in any meaningful sense?
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Thread: The proposal for the EU-US Transatlantic agenda for global change was published today. A few observations: 1) strong emphasis on common values; on transatlantic relationship being the core; and
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Today is 17 years since Section 28 was repealed in England & Wales (Scotland got there earlier).I was at Uni when it became law. It pushed me to come out.
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It’s important that we understand the establishment of the United States with its declarations of natural liberty as the creation of a “republican tyranny”, a system in which the absolute
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This is #TransDayOfRemembrance , the culmination of #TransAwarenessWeek So, what are Trans Rights? Trans identified ppl across Europe have every human & civil right. They can't be fired or
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Sick of watching the media sensationalize mental illness, all the while people actually living with disability aren't given adequate supports to survive? Yeah, me too. That's why Bill C-7 needs
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This is a lovely essay by @JGiesberg & I’d like to add just a couple additional thoughts on Grant’s presidency, & the relationship between the executive & Congress, & party
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1) There is no rational argument for why it should take 60 Senate votes to pass a law, but only 51 to give someone the lifelong power to dictate what
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Surreal watching Rowling become some sort of literary and political totem. This to me is the achievement both of her unnecessary intervention and the way the discourse is structured: people
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A wave of recent academic evidence makes clear that combating voter suppression would have a direct, positive impact on the economy. THREAD! Despite high turnout in 2020, it's likely that,
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Voting restrictions for women of color did not end 100 years ago. These are some of the Black, Indigenous, Latina, & Asian women who fought for the right to vote
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Director of @OpenSociety's Public Health Program @JonCohenNYC, lays out the top 10 things the new Biden COVID Task Force can place at the center of its work to ensure a
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Spotify is pushed because majors have shares in the platform so get paid twice! Tidal has the best rates for rights owners and writers but is vilified because the majors
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One of the least surprising bits from yesterday's nazi parade and storm on the Capitol were the presence of so many well-known anti-choice protesters and activists At @RewireNewsGroup we've covered
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Legions are an important cornerstone of so many communities in Canada. Almost every village & town once had a local branch. They were opened as sanctuary spaces after WWI for
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New thread for this arvo. Having issues with the sound, so may be a bit in and out. @EQLawyers is up now, the legend that she is. #DisabilityRC This is
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