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Friday, February 28, 2020

I Broke My Tooth. It Almost Broke the Bank.
by Sarah Lucas
Getting a crown would have cost more than a thousand dollars. So I had it pulled.

1 million more Floridians voted for Amendment 4 than Gov. DeSantis. Let’s hear them.
by David Ballard
Us, elsewhere: A court ruled it was unconstitutional to force felons to pay all their financial obligations before allowing them to register to vote. What’s the catch?

From Giveaways to Investments
By Zoe Willingham
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Place-based economic development policies must prioritize communities over corporations.

The Black-White Unemployment Gap
Economist Gbenga Ajilore on the persistence of the black-white unemployment gap. And everything you need to know about the “public charge” rule now that it’s taken effect, with Connie Choi of the Protecting Immigrant Families campaign.

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Inequity and Exclusion. The tech industry is notorious for its treatment of contractors. It's also abusing H-1B workers who generate billions in revenue. Inequity is on display in high school football, too, where it can be lethal.

Marx Never Saw This Coming. Work schedules are being determined by algorithms and robots are running the floor. Computers are taking over the American workplace, and they're really bad at customer service.

Money, It's A Gas. Wells Fargo spent 14 years pushing staff to make fake accounts and finally paid the piper, but the real story is even worse. Speaking of scams, this longread on the LuLaRoe empire is a grim warning. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos buys a very nice house in Los Angeles with his tax breaks and the Trump budget slashes funding for housing programs.

A Shot Before Last Call

These photographs capture the culture and tradition of New Orleans' vanishing Black bars. While this area close to the French Quarter was once occupied by Black-owned and operated businesses, many echoing the historic lines of segregation, the times are changing as gentrification creeps through the city.

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