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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Kamala Harris makes news on NPR's Morning Edition [View all]tonedevil
(3,022 posts)37. Native American Casinos...
exist because the Tribes that own them are sovereign nations. Since the US is actively in breach of several of the treaties that delineate that sovereignty I'm not finding much giving there. Unless you want to talk about the voluntary giving of money that goes on in them every day. Still not a very good model of reparations for black people.
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That should take some pressure off trump if Senator Harris wins the general election
still_one
Mar 2019
#1
Long overdue. It's important to stake out real position in such a crowded field. n/t
chimpymustgo
Mar 2019
#2
She won't have to worry about being President if reparations are on her agenda
Renew Deal
Mar 2019
#3
hence paying attention to what our most reliable voters are saying in our primaries
bigtree
Mar 2019
#12
Universal, populist messages win elections. Reparations are about as popular rich donors.
NacLeeFF
Mar 2019
#38
Tom Perriello did very well in a VA gov primary, with several very rich, out of state donors.
ehrnst
Mar 2019
#51
Candidates with rich donors can win more easily than those supporting reparations.
thesquanderer
Mar 2019
#53
How about universal public health care, job guarantee, debt-free college, Social Security protection
NacLeeFF
Mar 2019
#35
Those are Democratic Party pillars. Any Democratic Candidate will need to run on those
ehrnst
Mar 2019
#50
Not to worry... Bernie's got that covered, along with even more progressive agenda items...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#52