The Weight of Nightmares: Time and the Politics of Reparations for Slavery

What if ending racial injustice means transforming not just wealth, but time itself?

Mieroop-Al Bahrani explores how capitalism, racism, debt and inheritance operate through a politics of time, where history isn't behind us but actively shapes the now.The demand for reparations has reignited fierce debate by exposing how today's inequalities rest on historical exploitation. This book argues that reparations aren't just about the past, they're about transforming the present by confronting the...