reparations
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San Francisco, Detroit and other cities have considered reparations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The war ended in 1945, but questions surrounding reparations, expellees, prisoners of war and borders would complicate relations between Moscow and the two Germanies for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
As well as financial reparations, veterans can also apply for restoration of rank, the return of berets and medals, and an "Etherton Ribbon" - a badge which recognises those who served under the ban.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
However, he cautioned against reducing reparations for slavery to financial compensation alone, saying they should not be seen as a "cheque written to bring the story to a close".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
This approach must go beyond the rhetoric of “community policing” to a method of engagement between and among people in the community that promotes trust, healing, restorative justice, and reparations.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
