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Reparations, rebranded

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Matt Viser and Lenny Bernstein on how an old field of candidates changes the norms around the presidency. Tracy Jan looks into Rep. James Clyburn’s anti-poverty program, recast as reparations. Plus, Monica Hesse examines how Harvey Weinstein’s conviction changed the way we talk about rape. 

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Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) proposed a race-neutral anti-poverty program a decade ago. Presidential candidates recast it as compensation for slavery.

A historically old field of candidates refuses to release their health records.


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0:00.0

From the newsroom of the Washington Post.

0:05.0

Hi, this is Ben Terris coming from the Washington Post.

0:08.0

Hi, Jeff.

0:09.0

This is Winfrey Oprah.

0:10.0

Hi there.

0:11.0

How are you?

0:12.0

It's Lisa bonus calling for the post.

0:13.0

This is Post Reports.

0:15.0

I'm Nicole Ellis.

0:18.0

It's Tuesday, February 25th.

0:23.0

Today, a historically seasoned field of presidential candidates.

0:27.0

An anti-poverty program recast as reparations and Weinstein's conviction.

0:36.0

As a voter, I feel like one of my concerns would be

0:42.0

in voting for somebody who's 78 years old.

0:45.0

How healthy are they?

0:47.0

Who's the vice president in case anything should happen?

0:50.0

This is one of, if not the most stressful job on the planet.

0:56.0

We watch presidents age before our eyes.

1:00.0

All presidents, Barack Obama, if you look at him eight years later,

1:04.0

compared to the way he looked when he got into office.

1:07.0

Any of them, the stress is just unrelenting.

1:11.0

And as a voter trying to choose someone who's 78, this is something I would think about.

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