Minimum Wage or Commoning?
By Silke Helfrich, STIR
In such a context, the minimum wage – which is supposed to create a minimum level of equality in formal terms – can never create a feeling of social justice.
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Raising Minimum Wage: We’re in This Together
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
On Wednesday, food workers and other low-wage earners around the country rallied to increase the federal minimum wage to $15, which would more than double the current federal rate of $7.25 for untipped and $2.13 for tipped workers.
Nader on Senate’s Climate Stance, “Insanity” of U.S. Nukes, & Why Obama’s Min. Wage Hike Falls Short
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
"It’s not worth the risk in order just to boil water. That’s what the nuclear plants are all built for."