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Friday, February 14, 2020

A Secret Spreadsheet Shows There Are No Raises In Coffee
by Ashley Rodriguez
Philly baristas wanted pay transparency. They got a spreadsheet showing that everyone’s making entry-level wages.

North Carolina Wants To Penalize Prenatal Substance Exposure
by Elizabeth Brico
People with substance use disorders in pregnancy need help. Not a call to child services.

Video: How Washington’s Clean Slate Legislation Could Give People a Second Chance
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Carolina Landa's criminal record makes it hard for her to find housing, a job, or even see her son at school. A new bill could help.

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#TrumpBudget
Another year, another Trump budget. To help us dig through the myriad charts and tables, Off-Kilter sat down with Seth Hanlon and Lily Roberts from the Center for American Progress and Bobby Kogan, the chief mathematician of the Senate budget committee.

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What We’re Reading

The high cost of a free education. New York State's free tuition still doesn't make college accessible for students who can't afford to attend school full time, and a coding bootcamp that allows students to defer tuition ends up costing them in the long run.

Classic California-style homes. At least 16,000 units of dilapidated housing tie back to the real estate empire of a single millionaire landlord, and the battle between a city manager and residents over whether a wealthy suburb should build more housing.

“And some, I assume, are good people.” President Trump's approach towards immigration policy has people refusing food aid because they're so afraid of deportation, while a handful of border patrol agents have managed to rise through the ranks despite corruption and cruelty.

A Dollar Over Time

This visualization of how long it takes people in different careers to earn one dollar is both mesmerizing and deeply depressing.

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