Articles written by Paul F. Petrick

Paul F. Petrick|Sep 7, 2020

History was made on August 19, 2020 when Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) accepted the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nomination. She is the first major party, national ticket nominee to support reparations for black Americans to compensate for the historical injustices of slavery and segregation. But Harris’ heralding of reparations has not been a profile in courage (or clarity). Like her positions on Medicare-for-all and decriminalizing marijuana and prostitution, Harris has given conflicting statements regarding specific policies. Nev...