Cornel West: A Higher Minimum: The Christian Way

Over the past year, thousands of low-wage New York City workers, employees of car washes, fast-food restaurants and other industries, have mobilized to demand decent pay and dignity in the workplace.

These courageous citizens deserve lawmakers who are bold and willing to fight alongside them. And they deserve the immediate increase in New York State’s minimum wage that Gov. Cuomo and Democrats in the Assembly are currently fighting to deliver.