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 After talking about how the Left is organizing in Germany, Prof Wolff and Ms. Sawant talk about how to fight, win and legislate outside of the traditional two-party system:  

  Tell me again that only one of the major parties care about the workers : AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A bill to pay farm workers in Maine a $13.80 per hour minimum wage was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday, who says she supports the concept but had questions about the bill’s language. Lawmakers will get an opportunity to override the veto next week. House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross sponsored the bill, which would cover farmworkers under Maine’s annually indexed minimum wage. But the bill was amended to entitling them to overtime pay as well. The governor, in her veto letter, said changes made at her behest didn't alleviate her concerns about the “scope of the language.” Talbot Ross accused the governor of “using the power of her office to maintain inequality amongst Mainers.” "In its amended version, this legislation simply would have ensured that farmworkers are paid the same state minimum wage that every single other worker in Maine is paid. It would have recog...

 One highlighted contradiction: If you don't pay your workers enough, they can't in turn buy your goods and/or services:

 It should be clear to most that the reason Joe Biden has low poll numbers is not only did he not push for things his party's base wanted (Medicare For All, student debt forgiveness) but he failed on things he said he would do ($15 minimum wage, $2,000 stimulus checks). And that's not even going into how his Administration threw up their hands after a tepid COVID-19 vaccine rollout, his photo op that passed as troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Russian saber-rattling and soft support for Ukrainian Nazis that led to a new war in Europe or the inflation that came as a result of that mess. Nevertheless, it wasn't supposed to be a problem for Joe Biden. Out of all of the Democratic primary candidates for 2020, he was the one who could reach across the aisle and work with the GOP to get things done (never mind that this was also the claim of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama when they either campaigned or got elected). Of course, we know how this song ends. The Democrats claim t...

 And in the end, they both end up being similar...Democrats just promise good stuff to get votes.