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Podcast: On The Issues With Michele Goodwin
Episode: Fifteen Minutes of Feminism: The Feminist Fight for $15 (with Mary Kay Henry)
Description:  In this episode, we’re delving into the fight for a $15 minimum wage. Even before COVID, Americans in all 50 states were facing severe economic struggles, making it difficult to afford rent, mortgage, childcare and basic needs. The pandemic has made economic disparity exponentially worse. Admittedly, then, it may be hard to understand why discussion of minimum wage is controversial at all. So why is a livable minimum wage so important to feminists and labor organizers everywhere? And how can a living wage boost the U.S. economy?  Helping us to sort out these questions and set the record...