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Why is the minimum wage so ridiculously low in 21st century America? My guests today (Eljeer Hawkins, Cora Bergantinos, and James Hoff) are\\xa0part of\\xa0the 15Now\\xa0movement, which is seeking to drastically shift the conversation about the minimum wage\\xa0in cities across the U.S. In Seattle, the movement recently achieved a major victory, in part due to the leadership of Kshama Sawant, a city council member and one of the first socialists elected to public office in a U.S. city in decades. Our conversation addresses the economic and political context of minimum wage activism and\\xa0assesses the prospects for the 15Now movement as it sets its sights on cities like San Francisco and New York.