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A pamphleteer of the American and French revolutions, Paine defended the rights of man, the republic, and radical social reforms in popular language, spreading democratic ideals among the masses of his time.
Political topics
Thomas Paine leans further toward irreligious than 95% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Religion is where Thomas Paine stands furthest from the rest.
On Technology, Thomas Paine sits practically at the catalog median.
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Synthesis of Georgism and socialism advocating the socialization of economic rent from land and natural monopolies to fund universal public services and a citizen dividend.
Doctrine proposing a democratic and federated global political order where citizens and nations deliberate jointly through multilateral representative institutions and lawful cooperation.
Political doctrine advocating solidarity and cooperation among nations, overcoming nationalism, and strengthening global institutions for shared peace and development.
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American investigative journalist and author based in Brazil, co-founder of The Intercept. Known for defending civil liberties, privacy against mass state surveillance, and exposing abuses of power across the political and judicial spectrum.
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The most populous US state, California is a global hub of technology and culture, with strongly progressive, environmentalist, and technocratic politics and a gigantic, innovative market economy.
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The revolutionary government that held Paris for 72 days in 1871, the Commune established direct democracy with recallable mandates, workers' self-management of workshops, separation of Church and state, and equal pay, becoming a symbol of communal socialism.
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