PrintJuly 28, 2005
Closing the loop on reparations
There's sweet irony; there's delicious irony; and then there's irony that a spoonful of which would just make medicine go down.
As you may know, slavery reparations shakedown thugs have been beating their drum for quite some time now, but have thus far failed to achieve their ends through Congress or courts. Undeterred, they've changed their tack and have decided to work from the ground up, pressuring localities to enact pro—reparations ordinances and targeting poltroonish CEO's who shudder at the prospect of placement in the Greenback Coalition pillory.
The coalition has already enjoyed successes in places like Philadelphia and Chicago, where ordinances have been enacted stating that any company that wishes to do business with the cities must disclose whether or not it profited from slavery. Moreover, businesses like J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and Wachovia Corporation have already capitulated, agreeing to pay—off the Greenback Coalition to the tune of...(Read Full Article)
