Rep. Sherrod Brown: Put Martin Luther King on the Ballot this November

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Mon Jan 16, 11:20 AM ET

We know that Martin Luther King devoted his life to the battle for social justice. He also believed passionately in the cause of economic justice. Few people remember that the day he was killed on April 4, 1968, he was in Memphis to march with and speak out on behalf of that city's sanitation workers, who were badly mistreated and underpaid...

We are going to the ballot -- religious leaders, advocates for the poor, some elected officials, and some labor unions -- this year to raise the minimum wage -- we need your help in circulating petitions to do that. Visit raisethewage.org to see how you can get involved.

I discussed last week at TPM Café how good policy can also be good politics. In 2004, George Bush carried the state of Florida by 5 points. On the same ballot, more than 71% of Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage.

Just think how the outcome of the last election could have been different, if Democrats across the country would have embraced these measures, which are so obviously popular and beneficial for the public...


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