Monday, March 22, 2021

Deconstructing Progressives' Excuses for Losing on $15/Hour

 

This week, Virgil and Brie discussed Rep. Pramila Jayapal's recent Deconstructed interview in which she explained her strategic approach to the fight for fifteen. Why threaten to withhold one's vote for the COVID bill over unemployment checks but not a $15 minimum wage, and what does her rationale tell us about the real obstacles to securing structural reforms? Subscribe to Bad Faith with Briahna Joy Gray and Virgil Texas on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badfaithpodcast​ Follow Bad Faith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/badfaithpod