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Most people would sacrifice some life satisfaction in exchange for a more equal society

What kind of society would you rather live in: an equal one where everyone is just about getting by? Or an unequal one where most people are doing substantially better, but a small group consistently falls behind? Now imagine having to choose that society before you were even born, but…

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Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy: 'The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened' and the quiet cost of standing by while your neighbor loses theirs

On June 11, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood directly in the doorway of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His goal was to block two Black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from enrolling. Federalized National Guard troops eventually forced Wallace to step aside.

The Times of India

Sixteen Fun Facts About Me

Building on a meme started by Bryan Caplan and Richard Hanania.

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What Rosa Parks can teach us about resistance today

Rosa Park’s story is about courage. But, lest one forget, it is also a story about breaking the law

The Guardian - US

Liberal societies are under siege from authoritarians and extreme capitalism. But ‘self-help for liberals’ won’t fix us

Liberalism is at a turning point. The rise of the far right in Western democracies has challenged liberal values and institutions and, as the UK riots in August exemplified, fuelled violent extremism on the streets.

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The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – big thinkers with visions of a better world

The academic’s page-turning volume of essays – a study of intellectuals who sought to improve the politics and societies of their day – makes you feel a little more learned than you did before

The Guardian - UK

The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – casting around

A spinoff from the podcast of the same name, this potted philosophical primer fails to live up to its title

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The Road to Freedom by Joseph E Stiglitz review – a vision of progressive capitalism seems too little, too late

The Nobel-winning US economist’s championing of government intervention to nullify neoliberal excesses is ardently expressed but unconvincing

The Guardian - UK

The Philosopher Helping Countries Protect Minority Rights

From Nepal to Bolivia, Will Kymlicka is reshaping global policy

The Walrus

I’m all for Rawls, but Labour must not forget its true socialist roots

Letters: Readers respond to Daniel Chandler’s article which argued that Labour should build its vision around the justice theory of the philosopher John Rawls

The Guardian - UK

Free and Equal by Daniel Chandler review – the road to fairness

A stirring call to make justice and equity a reality by applying the ideas of liberal philosopher John Rawls

The Guardian - UK

If Labour is to succeed it needs not just new policies, but a whole new philosophy

The work and ideals of the late John Rawls provide a progressive framework that could supplant neoliberalism, says philosopher and economist Daniel Chandler

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Ignore the detractors – Keir Starmer is a radical who can transform the country

He could marshal the progressive tradition that has always eluded the liberal left

The Guardian - UK

Why can't Americans agree on, well, nearly anything? Philosophy has some answers

Does wearing a mask stop the spread of COVID-19? Is climate change driven primarily by human-made emissions? With these kinds of issues dividing the public, it sometimes feels as if Americans are losing our ability to agree about basic facts of the world. There have been widespread disagreements about matters…

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The Guardian - UK

This attempt to cut the pay of public servants offends a basic British sense of fairness

The revered philosopher John Rawls had it right: most citizens believe that the government has an obligation to create a just society

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Top 10 books about freedom

Authors as radically different as Julia Donaldson, John Rawls and Ayn Rand can make us appreciate the value of freedom, and the terrible jeopardy of losing it

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Football is an unfair playing field for smaller clubs but there is hope

Money is the competitive advantage in football so a better flow of funding throughout the football pyramid is essential

Reason

The Politics of DNA

Do genetic differences require us to embrace progressive politics?

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