Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bernie Sanders and Reparations - The Atlantic

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bernie Sanders and Reparations - The Atlantic

Try two trial issues of The Atlantic with our compliments. The Vermont senator's political imagination is active against plutocracy, but why is it so limited against white supremacy? Bernie Sanders speaking at the Iowa Black and Brown Forum on January 11, 2016 Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters We noticed that you have an AD BLOCKER ENABLED Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Last week Bernie Sanders was asked whether he was in favor of "reparations for slavery." It is worth considering Sanders's response in full: No, I don't think so. First of all, its likelihood of getting through Congress is nil. Second of all, I think it would be very divisive. The real issue is when we look at the poverty rate among the African American community, when we look at the high unemployment rate within the African American community, we have a lot of work to do. So I think what we should be talking about is making massive investments in rebuilding our cities,

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