Fixing A Rigged Game Of Monopoly

Table Of Contents

Foreword: The Unassailable Case

Introduction

I. THE GRIEVANCE: What Are We Repairing? 

A. Specific Economic Harms 

B. Non-Economic Harms  

C. Quantification Strategy

II. LEGAL SUPPORT FOR THE GRIEVANCE

A. Unjust Enrichment/Compensation for Forced Labor 

B. Property Rights & Theft 

C. Discriminatory Economic Practices/Violation of Equal Protection/Opportunity 

D. Non-Economic Harms (Black Fatigue/Intergenerational Trauma) 

III. THE BENEFICIARIES: Who Qualifies for Redress? 

IV. THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES: Who Owes the Debt? 

A. The United States Federal Government 

B. State and Local Governments 

C. Private Institutions and Corporations

V. AVENUES OF REDRESS: What Would Reparations Look Like? 

I. Monetary Reparations (Addressing the Wealth/Opportunity Deficit) 

II. Non-Monetary Reparations (Addressing Systemic Harms & Black Fatigue) 

III. Examining Truth Commissions: A Core Component of "Satisfaction" 

IV. Application to U.S. Reparations for Black Americans 

VI. METHOD OF EXECUTION: Implementing the Reparations Framework 

I. Foundational Mechanism: Federal Legislation 

II. The Central Administrative Body: National Reparations Commission/Office 

III. Preventing Fraudulent Qualification 

VII. METHODS OF REDRESS: Practical Implementation Mechanisms 

A. Monetary Components

B. Land Restitution/Reclamation

C. Educational Initiatives

D. Healthcare & Wellness Programs (Addressing Black Fatigue)

E. Cultural & Memorialization Projects

F. Systemic Legal and Justice Reforms (Guarantees of Non-Repetition)

V. Integration of Other Responsible Parties

VI. Phased Implementation

VIII. ADDRESSING COMMON COUNTER ARGUMENTS 

Conclusion: The Imperative of a Reset