But a series of 15th century directives from the Vatican authorized Portuguese sovereigns to conquer Africa and the Americas and enslave non-Christians.
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Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Encouraged and frightened by the events at Naples, other sovereigns granted constitutions.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
Breaking the hold of tech and financial oligarchies, including a ban on algorithmic wage-setting, ensures that AI does not become a tool for gutting the middle class.
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Sarita Gupta,
Time,
2 June 2026
The open-source software movement, partly a political project to protect the freedom to tinker and prevent corporate oligarchies from stifling innovation, would become a cornerstone of the technology industry.
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