
SF Really Wants To Give Black People $5M ChecksDec 20
the city's reparations scheme is dreaming big, delivering nothing, and derailing city funds
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Apr 1, 2025

Earlier this month, Brown University sophomore Alex Shieh lit the internet on fire after asking the school’s small army of non-instructional staff to justify their jobs, receiving coverage from Newsweek and Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. Today in Pirate Wires, he writes about the inspiration behind his project — and its aftermath.