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"text": "He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.",
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"text": "Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would \"punish Londoners\" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: \"These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability.\"",
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