VT minimum wage & Green New Deal as Strategy for Equality
Stephanie Yu of the Public Assets Institute makes the case that now is the time to raise Vermont's minimum wage.
Green New Deal + U.S. Quasi Democracy
Jeremy Brecher, of the Labor Network for Sustainability, discusses the Green New Deal & Jobs for All; Chris Maisano the Anti-Democratic Character
Energy Democracy, Finance + the Sanders Movement & Power
Johanna Bozuwa discusses why we need to Democratize Finance & Energy. Bhashkar Sunkara and Megan Day on the Sanders Movement & the Exercise of Power
Lt Gov Zuckerman Addresses Challenges Facing Working Vermonters
Lt. Governor David Zuckerman says we should focus on the challenges that face Working Vermonters. Many Vermonters are not benefiting from the state's economic growth. While the wealthiest have seen their incomes climb dramatically, working class Vermonters' incomes remain flat. We should pass legislation that will ease the struggle for many. Affordability is a coin with two sides: expenses and income.
New Social Contract: Solutions Built by & for Our Communities
Kate Logan, of Rights & Democracy, and Cathy Albisa of the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI), discuss the need for a broad discussion and organizing leading to the creation of A New Social Contract: Collective Solutions Built by and for Communities.